unbirdlike

English

Etymology

un- +‎ birdlike

Adjective

unbirdlike (comparative more unbirdlike, superlative most unbirdlike)

1. Not birdlike.

   Synonym: unavian

   • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 136:

     Boshy, elated, improvised a series of unbirdlike notes, startlingly loud, and new to all feathered folk.