unbirdly

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ birdly.

Adjective

unbirdly (comparative more unbirdly, superlative most unbirdly)

  1. (rare) Not birdlike.
    • 2011, Roger Ladd Memmott, The Gypsy Lover, page 82:
      The thump below was followed by an unbirdly squawk, and he scrambled to the edge of the loft and looked over the rail. He couldn't see the bird at first in the shadows below; []