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hawklike

hawklike adjective: reminiscent of a hawk.

Adjective

hawklike (comparative more hawklike, superlative most hawklike)

  1. Reminiscent of a hawk.
    • However, in filming this scene proved too difficult to do, and instead the film opens with a close-up of Keaton's hawklike eye.1986, Linda Ben-Zvi, Samuel Beckett
    Synonyms:
    accipitral

Synonyms of hawklike

Forms of hawklike

comparativemore hawklike
superlativemost hawklike

Origin of hawklike

From hawk + -like.

Questions about hawklike

What does hawklike mean?
Hawklike means reminiscent of a hawk.
What part of speech is hawklike?
Hawklike is an adjective.

Words near hawklike in the dictionary

  1. hawkist
  2. hawkists
  3. hawkless
  4. hawklet
  5. hawklets
  6. hawklike
  7. hawkling
  8. hawklings
  9. hawkmoth
  10. hawkmoths
  11. hawknose

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