Dictionary

birdly en · ADJ

Etymology

From bird + -ly.

Meanings

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of birds; avian.
   • "Nay, nay," quoth Luxury, "I laugh at thee, — Thou art the king of beasts and I of birds ; Men are of beastly and of birdly kind, But more are birdly and obedience show Only to me, for in their bosom nursed Caprice and Vanity which are my slaves [...] 1916, John Rose, Poems: dedicated in loving memory to my boy Chester:
   • Truth for the bird his eye discerns; By birdly hope his wing is strong; And full delight in birdly good; Makes utterance for itself in song. 1850, Thomas Lynch, Memorials of Theophilus Trinol, student:
   • And in the birdly mind (actually in the birdly gonads), spring begins on their winter grounds with the increasing sunlight, as early as February. 2002, John Hanson Mitchell, Following the sun: a bicycle pilgrimage from Andalisia to the Hebrides:

Forms

Deriveds

unbirdly · birdliness

Synonyms

volucrine · birdy · birdlike / bird-like · birdly · avian · avianlike · birdy