different between jowly vs owly

English

Etymology

jowl +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?li

Adjective

jowly (comparative jowlier, superlative jowliest)

1. Having conspicuous jowls.
   • 1864, Richard Burton, A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, London: Tinsley Brothers, 2nd edition, Volume 1, Chapter 9, p. 233,^[1]

     […] his strong jaw renders the face indeed “jowly” rather than oval, consequently the expression is normally hard, though open and not ill-humoured, whilst the smile which comes out of it is pleasant.

   • 1960, “The Old Caricature,” Time, 18 January, 1960,^[2]

     Over the last few years, the liberal Democratic image of Vice President Richard M. Nixon as a jowly, blue-jawed villain with a ski-jump nose has receded in the light of his growing stature and achievements.

   • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers, London: Hutchinson, Chapter 61,

     Nick, or Domenico, was sixty or so now and looked it. He was jowly and paunched and was still Italian enough not to give a damn.

Derived terms

• jowliness

English

Etymology

owl +? -y

Adjective

owly (comparative owlier, superlative owliest)

1. Resembling or characteristic of an owl.
   • 2010, Tracy Chevalier, Remarkable Creatures, Dutton (2010), ?ISBN, page 48:

     In the picture Miss Elizabeth showed me the croc had little piggy eyes, not huge owly ones.

2. In a bad mood; cranky.
   • 1988, Janette Oke, Winter Is Not Forever, Bethany House Publishers (2010), ?ISBN, page 16:

     I had no right to be owly and disagreeable with Willie.

3. Seeing poorly.
   • 1908, Vernon L. Kellogg, "The Vendetta", in Insect Stories, Henry Holt and Company (1908), page 55:

     Perhaps nice isn't the best word for him, but he certainly was an unusually imposing and fluffy-haired and fierce-looking brute of a tarantula. He had rather an owly way about him, as if he had come out from his hole too early and was dazed and half-blinded by the light.

Synonyms

• (like an owl): owlish, owllike, strigine
• (in a bad mood): crabby, cranky, grumpy, ornery, out of sorts

Derived terms

• owliness
• owly-eyed

References

• T. K. Pratt, Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, University of Toronto Press (1988), ?ISBN, pages 107-108
• The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, The Century Co. (1897), Volume 5, page 265

Anagrams

• Lowy, yowl