Ferret-faced

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a person, having a sharp, pointed face reminiscent of a ferret.

    "Among the men who used the most insulting language to the workmen of the factory was a pale, ferret-faced looking little man , whose condition was evidently different from that of the troop by which he was surrounded."

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"Among the men who used the most insulting language to the workmen of the factory was a pale, ferret-faced looking little man , whose condition was evidently different from that of the troop by which he was surrounded."

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