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birdwise

adv, adj — 2 senses

birdwise

adv

Etymology From bird + -wise.

1

In the manner of a bird.

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

birdwise

adj

Etymology From bird + -wise.

1

In the manner of a bird.

  • 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.1918, Christian Advocate, volume 79, numbers 1-26, page 30:

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