unbirdlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + birdlike.
Meanings
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Not birdlike.
Boshy, elated, improvised a series of unbirdlike notes, startlingly loud, and new to all feathered folk.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unbirdlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unbirdlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |