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sunken-eyed

/ˈsʌŋ.kən ˌaɪd/

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adjective

/ˈsʌŋ.kən ˌaɪd/C1formal
  • ruОписывает человека, чьи глаза кажутся глубоко посаженными в глазницах, часто из-за усталости, болезни или возраста.

Describes a person whose eyes appear deeply set in their sockets, often due to fatigue, illness, or age.

  1. Having deeply recessed eyesC1formal

    Characterized by eyes that appear deeply set in their sockets, often giving a hollow or gaunt appearance to the face.

    ruС запавшими глазами

    • The patient looked exhausted and sunken-eyed after the long illness.
    • His sunken-eyed appearance was characteristic of the skeletal face of a cadaver.
    • She appeared sunken-eyed from lack of sleep and stress.

    Synonymsdeep-sethollow-eyed

Forms
  • more sunken-eyed comparative form
  • most sunken-eyed superlative form