owlish /ˈaʊlɪʃ/ adjective3 •Resembling or characteristic of an owl."You're very right," he said, with owlish smugness, adjusting a waistcoat button that had come loose, and smoothing his cuffs. — 1914 •Wise and solemn.He stands precociously possessed of centuries of owlish wisdom. — 1874 •Stupid; dull-looking.But, indeed, the young Venetian is, at that age when all men are owlish, ignorant, and vapid, the most owlish, ignorant, and vapid man in the world. — 1874 formsmore owlish · most owlish