Dictionary

ostrichlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From ostrich + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
2. Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
   • Should our response to these paradoxes of the modern world be to maintain our comfort level with an ostrichlike denial of the evidence, or to hold an alarmist and paranoid discourse? 2009, Christopher Vasey, The Naturopathic Way, page vii:

Forms

Translations (5)

pl strusi (similar to an ostrich) · mr शहामृगासारखी (similar to an ostrich) · mr शहामृगासारखा (similar to an ostrich) · mr शहामृगासारखे (similar to an ostrich) · sh nojevski (similar to an ostrich)