hawklike
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈhɔːkˌlaɪk/
:
similar a un halcón
- He had black hair, with a trace of gray at the temples, a hawklike nose, gray eyes, and, when he shook off his private ghosts, an infectious sense of humor.
- hawklike face
- hawklike nose
- hawklike eyes
Examples
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Her hawklike gaze seemed to pierce through the crowd, making everyone feel uneasy.
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His face, hawklike under the gleaming black hair, popped into sight over a ledge above me.
Fiction book (1991) -
He could see her severe, hawklike face, the thin white hair pulled back from her forehead.
Fiction book (1990) -
It revealed a bold, hawklike nose and savage cheekbones.
Fiction book (1997) -
His blue eyes were small, intelligent, and deeply set beneath his brow ridge; his nose and lips were narrow and hawklike.
Fiction book (2001) -
His image was projected onto a gigantic screen at the base of the building, and he looked fabulous: flowing white robes, immaculate headdress, steel-cut beard, dramatically hawklike features.
Blog text (27) -
He noticed the hawklike figure perched on the edge of the cliff, observing the scene below.
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The detective's hawklike demeanor made him intimidating to everyone he questioned.
Synonyms
Having the shape and flight of hawks called Buteo
How Hawk-like
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hawklike comes from the bird hawk and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. Picture a hawk's sharp eyes and steady focus, so hawklike describes someone or something that looks or behaves like that bird.