hook-nosed

An old-fashioned adjective describing a person whose nose is curved or shaped like a hook.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif décrivant une personne dont le nez est courbé ou en forme de crochet.

1. Having an aquiline nose B2 formal

   Describing a person whose nose is curved or shaped like an eagle's beak.

   • The portrait showed a hook-nosed man with a stern expression.
   • In the story, the hook-nosed wizard was both wise and mysterious.
   • The actor was known for his distinctive hook-nosed profile.

   🇫🇷au nez aquilin

   Synonymes: aquilinebeakedhooked

• more hook-nosed comparative form
• most hook-nosed superlative form