ferret-faced
ferret-faced adjective: of a person, having a sharp, pointed face reminiscent of a ferret.
Adjective
ferret-faced (comparative more ferret-faced, superlative most ferret-faced)
- Of a person, having a sharp, pointed face reminiscent of a ferret.
- Among the men who used the most insulting language to the workmen of the factory was a pale, ferret-faced looking little man , whose condition was evidently different from that of the troop by which he was surrounded.1845, Eugène Sue, translated by D.M. Aird, The Wandering Jew: A Tale of the Jesuits, London: Bruce and Wyld, page 191
- It was the ferret-faced detective from the Sir Futzen Bunion murder mystery[.]1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 102
Forms of ferret-faced
| comparative | more ferret-faced |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ferret-faced |
Questions about ferret-faced
- What does ferret-faced mean?
- Ferret-faced means of a person, having a sharp, pointed face reminiscent of a ferret.
- What part of speech is ferret-faced?
- Ferret-faced is an adjective.
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