ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hawk-faced

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Hawk-faced is an adjective meaning Having a face with sharp features that make it resemble a hawk.

Meaning

Having a face with sharp features that make it resemble a hawk.

Example Sentences

The third was a thin, hawk-faced man. Alex recognized him from the truck stop on the border road.
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.
Charlie forced himself to look back over his shoulder. At his elbow was a tall, black-haired, hawk-faced man with a terrifying glare directed over Charlie's head, straight at the little DeWaters kid.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hawky, hawknosed, hatchet-faced, hawklike, hawkish, hatchetfaced.

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