owlishly

English

Etymology

owlish +‎ -ly

Adverb

owlishly (comparative more owlishly, superlative most owlishly)

1. In an owlish manner, especially with regard to looking.
   • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 112:

     To the muzzy drumming of beer in his veins he gazed long and owlishly at the sombre cottage[.]

   • 1941, Vardis Fisher, City of Illusion:

     He gazed owlishly down at his confederates and they gazed owlishly back at him.

Anagrams

• silly-how