beakish

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English

Etymology

From beak +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

beakish (comparative more beakish, superlative most beakish)

  1. Resembling a beak.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber 2003, p. 90:
      Apart from a slightly beakish nose he was decidedly handsome.
    • 2000, Fay Weldon, The Bulgari Connection:
      But his friendly, short-sighted eyes and beakish nose were traditional enough, and his hair was sparse, as befitted a man of nearly seventy.
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