Hollow-eyed

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having sunken, dark ringed eyes demonstrative of fear or lack of sleep.

    "His hollow-eyed visage showed he'd been tortured with fear."

Adjective
  1. 1
    characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver wordnet

Synonyms

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attenuatedcadaverousdeep-eyeddrawnemaciatedhaggard

Example

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"His hollow-eyed visage showed he'd been tortured with fear."

Etymology

From hollow + eyed.

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