Hawkwise
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In the manner of a hawk. not-comparable
"[…] unthinking whether some grim fate were poised hawkwise above the level champaign of his life, or some dark storm of sorrow brewing on its calm horizon."
Example
More examples"[…] unthinking whether some grim fate were poised hawkwise above the level champaign of his life, or some dark storm of sorrow brewing on its calm horizon."
Etymology
From hawk + -wise.
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