Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hawk-faced

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: hawk--faced
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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."

Inflected Forms

more hawk-faced (comparative) most hawk-faced (superlative) hawkfaced (alternative)

Questions

What does hawk-faced mean?: Having a face with sharp features that make it resemble a hawk.

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