birdwise

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bird +‎ -wise

Adverb[edit]

birdwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a bird.
    • 2007, Christel N. Temple, Literary Spaces: Introduction to Comparative Black Literature, page 453:
      What human have you seen flying birdwise like these ones? These creatures flew in here!

Adjective[edit]

birdwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a bird.
    • 1918, Christian Advocate, volume 79, numbers 1-26, page 30:
      He looked very cute as he flew or hopped from place to place on the furniture or on the floor or sat in our hands turning his head askance in birdwise fashion.
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