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hawkwise

hawkwise adverb: in the manner of a hawk.

Adverb

hawkwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a hawk.
    • […] unthinking whether some grim fate were poised hawkwise above the level champaign of his life, or some dark storm of sorrow brewing on its calm horizon.1892, Maxwell Gray, The Last Sentence, page 12

Origin of hawkwise

From hawk + -wise.

Questions about hawkwise

What does hawkwise mean?
Hawkwise means in the manner of a hawk.
What part of speech is hawkwise?
Hawkwise is an adverb.

Words near hawkwise in the dictionary

  1. Hawkubites
  2. hawkweed
  3. hawkweeds
  4. Hawkwell
  5. Hawkwing
  6. hawkwise
  7. hawky
  8. Hawkyard
  9. Hawkyards
  10. Hawkyns
  11. Hawler

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