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adj. - Resembling a bird of prey (in character or appearance).

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Usage examples (9)
  • There is a reason (even hawky knows this) that Palin only goes where she is loved.
  • A very slow 4th grader. palin may be a rube, but she is also a quitter. hawky loves him some quitter ….
  • Never forget that this is a bipartisan effort — in fact the Democrats in Congress are often at least as AIPAC war-hawky as the GOP, if not more so.
  • Her hawky nose was bent over a short upper lip and meaningless mouth.
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