Ostrichy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ostrichy is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich.
Meaning
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich.
More Meanings
- Characteristic of one who buries one’s head in the sand (like in popular depictions of ostriches).
Example Sentences
He beamed down at her from his ostrichy height.
He nodded and gave us both a kind of ostrichy smile.
And then her neck: “Too ostrichy. Preferable fowl neck: swan.”
Stuffing that head of his into the sand – his ostrichy, beaky face.
Synonyms for ostrichy
Depending on context, synonyms include struthious, struthian.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ostrichlike, ostrich-like, ostraceous, oysterlike, elephanty, poultrylike.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.