birdwise

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adverb

In the manner of a bird.

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Meanings

adverbbirdwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn 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
adjectivebirdwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn 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

Origin

From bird + -wise.

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APA

birdwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdwise

MLA

“birdwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birdwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdwise.

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