ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hawky

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Hawky is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of a hawk.

Meaning

Resembling or characteristic of a hawk.

Example Sentences

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.
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.

Synonyms for hawky

Depending on context, synonyms include hawklike, beaked.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hawklike, beaked, hawkish, falconlike, hawk-faced, eaglelike.

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