birdy
adjUS /ˈbɝdi/
Etymology From bird + -y.
1
Resembling or characteristic of a bird.
- He was a brisk and birdy little man with a chirping, cheerful voice; and, although he was almost ninety, he always seemed to be in good health and was still immensely active.1940, Thomas Wolfe, You Can't Go Home Again:
2
Having an interest in birds.
- It wasn't a childhood influence - I didn't have any ‘birdy’ relatives of neighbours - and neither did I live in the country.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 8:
3
Of a gun dog Excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent.
- I think your dog is getting birdy.
4
Canada, Alternative, Colloquial Alternative form of bird (“easy to pass”).
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- Derived terms
- birdikin