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sparrowlike

a. 1 Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc. 2 Similar to that of a sparrow; as, a sparrowlike bill, a sparrowlike voice.

Usage examples of "sparrowlike".

A smallish, confident, sparrowlike man in his mid-fifties, Bentley had recently retired from the Royal Air Force where, with the rank of squadron leader, he was in charge of the administrative side of a large RAF hospital.

Within seconds, Jenna took in her drab appearance, her dull, sparrowlike dress with, its matching brown kerchief and shawl.

His build was slight, and shortness, plus thin peaked features and the suggestion of a stoop, created the sparrowlike effect she remembered from previous encounters.

She smiled at the others, not very pleasantly, and that seemed sparrowlike, too.

Another person would have seemed nervous, but the old wizard was simply showing her normal, sparrowlike intensity.

She chattered nonstop, sparrowlike, without ever seeming to pause for breath.

The head of the council, sparrowlike in appearance, was also sparrowlike in the briskness with which he opened the discussion.