beakish

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From beak +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

beakish (comparative more beakish, superlative most beakish)

  1. Resembling a beak.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber, published 2003, page 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.