hawkiness

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noun

The state of resembling or being similar to a hawk; hawkishness.

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Meanings

nounhawkiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of resembling or being similar to a hawk; hawkishness.

    She was drab and depressed and seemed to be trying not to cry. But the depressed face had the right slight hawkiness about it, and there was no question that they knew one another well.

    1981, Diana Wynne Jones, The Time of the Ghost, New York, N.Y.: Beech Tree, published 1997, →ISBN, page 123

Origin

From hawky + -ness.

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APA

hawkiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkiness

MLA

“hawkiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hawkiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkiness.

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