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hawksian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hawk-sian
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Howard Winchester Hawks (1896–1977), American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era, known for films with tough-talking young women characters.

Etymology

From Hawks + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Hawksian (comparative) most Hawksian (superlative)

Questions

What does hawksian mean?
Of or relating to Howard Winchester Hawks (1896–1977), American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era, known for films with tough-talking young women characters.
Where does hawksian come from?
From Hawks + -ian.

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