ostrichlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian

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Meanings

adjectiveostrichlike (comparative more ostrichlike, superlative most ostrichlike)

comparative more ostrichlike · superlative most ostrichlike · alternative ostrich-like

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
  2. Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand

    Should our response to these paradoxes of the modern world be to maintain our comfort level with an ostrichlike denial of the evidence, or to hold an alarmist and paranoid discourse?

    2009, Christopher Vasey, The Naturopathic Way, page vii

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
head-in-the-sand

Origin

From ostrich + -like.

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Translations

Polish strusi
  • strusisimilar to an ostrich
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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