hawky
hawky adjective: resembling or characteristic of a hawk.
Adjective
hawky (comparative more hawky, superlative most hawky)
- Resembling or characteristic of a hawk.
- He was a tall man with very powerful-looking shoulders, but his flesh seemed to sag thinly over his big frame; his face was thin, too, over a hawky nose and receding chin and gray hair.1953, Mignon Good Eberhart, The unknown quantity
- He had a hawky face with a high colour and eyes like slits of blue crystal, set in a web of fine lines. They were hard but not unkind.1963, D'Arcy Niland, The shiralee
- Synonyms:
- hawklike
Synonyms of hawky
Forms of hawky
| comparative | more hawky |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hawky |
Origin of hawky
From hawk + -y.
Words formed from hawky
Questions about hawky
- What does hawky mean?
- Hawky means resembling or characteristic of a hawk.
- What part of speech is hawky?
- Hawky is an adjective.
Words near hawky in the dictionary
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