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hawk-faced

hawk-faced adjective: having a face with sharp features that make it resemble a hawk.

Adjective

hawk-faced (comparative more hawk-faced, superlative most hawk-faced)

  1. Having a face with sharp features that make it resemble a hawk.
    • The third was a thin, hawk-faced man. Alex recognized him from the truck stop on the border road.2002, Chris Ryan, Rat-catcher, →ISBN, page B-5
    • The major glared at him and seemed about to reply when the door suddenly opened and a hawk-faced, gray-haired soldier wearing the same kind of jungle fatigues as the others entered.2009, Allan Folsom, The Hadrian Memorandum, →ISBN, page 41

Forms of hawk-faced

comparativemore hawk-faced
superlativemost hawk-faced
alternative formhawkfaced

Questions about hawk-faced

What does hawk-faced mean?
Hawk-faced means having a face with sharp features that make it resemble a hawk.
What part of speech is hawk-faced?
Hawk-faced is an adjective.

Words near hawk-faced in the dictionary

  1. hawk-eagle
  2. hawk-eagles
  3. hawk-eye
  4. hawk-eyed
  5. hawk-eyes
  6. hawk-faced
  7. hawk-fly
  8. hawk-headed parrot
  9. hawk-headed parrots
  10. hawk-nose
  11. hawk-noses

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