beetle-browed en · ADJ
Meanings
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(British, English, especially) Making an unfriendly, sullen, or scowling face.
Calling this beetle-browed disdainful young person, hair hanging in her face, jaws chewing pecan pie with mechanical precision, honey!
2001, “Middle Age: A Romance” by Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 173)
- (qualifier:especially American English) Having thick, large, or projecting eyebrows.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most beetle-browed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more beetle-browed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (5)
fi tuuheakulmainen (having thick eyebrows) · fi synkkäilmeinen (making an unfriendly or sullen face) · gv trome-volleeagh (making an unfriendly or sullen face) · fr sourcilleux (making an unfriendly or sullen face) · gv ard-volleeagh (making an unfriendly or sullen face)