Meanings
adjectivehawklike (comparative more hawklike, superlative most hawklike)
comparative more hawklike · superlative most hawklike
- Reminiscent of a hawk.
However, in filming this scene proved too difficult to do, and instead the film opens with a close-up of Keaton's hawklike eye.
1986, Linda Ben-Zvi, Samuel BeckettSynonyms: accipitral
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveReminiscent of a hawk.
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Origin
- Englishhawk
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishhawklike
Translations
Swedish hökaktig
- hökaktigreminiscent of a hawk
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