owlishadjective
uk/ˈaʊ.lɪʃ/us/ˈaʊ.lɪʃ/A person who is owlish looks serious and intelligent and usually wears glasses:
He was an owlish figure, sitting in the corner of the library.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- resourcefulness
- scholarly
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owlishly
adverb uk/ˈaʊ.lɪʃ.li/us/ˈaʊ.lɪʃ.li/
He peered owlishly over his glasses.