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Synonyms for owly

  • adjective

Most common

out of sorts grumpy cranky crabby owlish owllike

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Out of sorts — in a bad mood; cranky

out of sorts, grumpy, cranky, crabby, ornery

2. Owlish — resembling or characteristic of an owl

owlish, owllike, strigine

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Resembling or characteristic of an owl.

  2. adj. 2

    In a bad mood; cranky.

Related words

Word family
owliness owly-eyed

Example sentences

  • grumpy Tom said that Mary was likely to still be grumpy.
  • cranky Tom is going to be very cranky if Mary does that.
  • crabby Tom has been really crabby today.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
owlysteady
grumpyrising
crankyrising
crabbyrising
owlishrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
grumpy2, cranky2, crabby2, ornery3, owlish
7 letters
owllike
8 letters
strigine

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (grumpy2 = 2 syllables).