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Hawksian

Hawksian adjective: of or relating to Howard Winchester Hawks (1896–1977), American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era, known for films with tough-talking young women characters.

Adjective

Hawksian (comparative more Hawksian, superlative most Hawksian)

  1. Of or relating to Howard Winchester Hawks (1896–1977), American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era, known for films with tough-talking young women characters.

Forms of Hawksian

comparativemore Hawksian
superlativemost Hawksian

Origin of Hawksian

From Hawks + -ian.

Questions about Hawksian

What does Hawksian mean?
Hawksian means of or relating to Howard Winchester Hawks (1896–1977), American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era, known for films with tough-talking young women characters.
What part of speech is Hawksian?
Hawksian is an adjective.

Words near Hawksian in the dictionary

  1. hawksbit
  2. hawkshaw
  3. hawkshaws
  4. Hawkshead
  5. Hawksheads
  6. Hawksian
  7. Hawksworth
  8. Hawksworths
  9. Hawkubite
  10. Hawkubites
  11. hawkweed

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