owly eied

A form of owly-eyed — Seeing better in darkness than light; day-blind or photosensitive.

Meanings

adjectiveowly eied (comparative more owly eied, superlative most owly eied)

comparative more owly eied · superlative most owly eied

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of owly-eyed.

    […] (for thus did their wicked mindes blind to the light of vertue, & owly eied in the night of wickedness interpret of it) […]

    1590, Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, Book III, Chapter 21
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