beakishadj.

Brit.

/ˈbiːkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈbikɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: beak n.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < beak n.¹ + -ish suffix¹.

Resembling or reminiscent of a bird's beak; esp. (of a person's nose) hooked, prominent. Hence, of a person: having such a nose.

ΚΠ

1875 Indianapolis Jrnl. 25 Oct. 3/4 An oldish man with a beakish nose and hawk eyes.

1890 C. Martin Austral. Girl I. iii. 49 A mouth which, though it smiled very often, had something rather hard and beakish in its formation.

1907 L. Williams Arts & Crafts Older Spain I. 165 The Roman lamp, shaped somewhat like a boat by reason of the rostrum or beakish receptacle for the wick.

1911 Cosmopolitan Mag. Nov. 765/1 The features are strong and fine, forehead full and high, eyes Norse, mouth wide and promising, nose a bit beakish.

1974 A. Tyler Celestial Navigation i. 26 He is a beakish young man with glasses, a medical student.

2012 A. Aguirre Outpost 145 His brown hair needed cutting, and a beakish nose dominated his narrow face.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	beakish
释义	beakishadj. Brit. /ˈbiːkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈbikɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: beak n.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < beak n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Resembling or reminiscent of a bird's beak; esp. (of a person's nose) hooked, prominent. Hence, of a person: having such a nose. ΚΠ 1875 Indianapolis Jrnl. 25 Oct. 3/4 An oldish man with a beakish nose and hawk eyes. 1890 C. Martin Austral. Girl I. iii. 49 A mouth which, though it smiled very often, had something rather hard and beakish in its formation. 1907 L. Williams Arts & Crafts Older Spain I. 165 The Roman lamp, shaped somewhat like a boat by reason of the rostrum or beakish receptacle for the wick. 1911 Cosmopolitan Mag. Nov. 765/1 The features are strong and fine, forehead full and high, eyes Norse, mouth wide and promising, nose a bit beakish. 1974 A. Tyler Celestial Navigation i. 26 He is a beakish young man with glasses, a medical student. 2012 A. Aguirre Outpost 145 His brown hair needed cutting, and a beakish nose dominated his narrow face. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1875
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