Vulturish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a vulture; rapacious.

    "[…] as if his vulturish face were tilted to the ceiling and his wicked old eyes were peering through the plaster"

Example

More examples

"[…] as if his vulturish face were tilted to the ceiling and his wicked old eyes were peering through the plaster"

Etymology

From vulture + -ish.

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