Rookish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).

    "In black taffeta she gazes rigidly at the camera with a rookish head-tilt."

Example

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"In black taffeta she gazes rigidly at the camera with a rookish head-tilt."

Etymology

From rook + -ish.

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