What is another word for owlishly?

Pronunciation: [ˈa͡ʊlɪʃli] (IPA)

Owlishly is an adverb that describes a person who appears wise or owl-like. Synonyms for owlishly include sagely, wisely, knowledgably, astutely, shrewdly and intelligently. These words are commonly used in writing and communication to describe a person who has great wisdom and knowledge. Sagely refers to someone who possesses a great deal of wisdom and experience. Wisely is used to describe someone who makes intelligent choices and decisions. Knowledgably indicates that someone has a lot of knowledge in a particular field. Astutely is used to describe someone who is very perceptive and observant. Shrewdly describes someone who has the ability to make quick and accurate judgments. And intelligently describes someone who is highly intelligent and has a good grasp of complex concepts and ideas.

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Usage examples for Owlishly

But Boone Wellver only shifted from one uneasy foot to the other, fingering his hat brim and blinking owlishly.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
Bassdag stared owlishly at Habrunt, and seemed shaken by the admission.
"Si'Wren of the Patriarchs"
Roland Cheney
Burris regarded him owlishly for a second, and then went on: "The car was hitting it up at about a hundred and ten by this time, and accelerating all the time.
"Out Like a Light"
Gordon Randall Garrett

Famous quotes with Owlishly

  • Oh, dear me, how unspeakably funny and owlishly idiotic and grotesque was that "plagiarism" farce! As if there was much of anything in any human utterance, oral or written, plagiarism! The kernel, the soul — let us go further and say the substance, the bulk, the actual and valuable material of human utterances — is plagiarism. For substantially all ideas are second-hand, consciously and unconsciously drawn from a million outside sources, and daily used by the garnerer with a pride and satisfaction born of the superstition that he originated them; whereas there is not a rag of originality about them anywhere except the little discoloration they get from his mental and moral calibre and his temperament, and which is revealed in characteristics of phrasing. When a great orator makes a great speech you are listening to ten centuries and ten thousand men — but we call it speech, and really some exceedingly small portion of it his. But not enough to signify. It is merely a Waterloo. It is Wellington's battle, in some degree, and we call it his; but there are others that contributed. It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing—and the last man gets the credit and we forget the others. He added his little — that is all he did. These object lessons should us that ninety-nine parts of all things that proceed from the intellect are plagiarisms, pure and simple; and the lesson ought to make us modest. But nothing can do that.
    Mark Twain

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