owlish vs owly

owlish

adj

  • Resembling or characteristic of an owl. 

  • Wise and solemn. 

  • Stupid; dull-looking. 

owly

adj

  • Resembling or characteristic of an owl. 

  • In a bad mood; cranky. 

  • Seeing poorly. 

How often have the words owlish and owly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )