Definition of hatchet-faced in US English:
hatchet-faced
adjectiveˈhætʃət ˈˌfeɪstˈhaCHət ˈˌfāst
informal With a narrow face and sharp features.
a stern-looking, hatchet-faced librarian
Example sentencesExamples
- The players and team doctor received the legroom while he sat beside hatchet-faced FA officials in economy.
- On the door are squads of camp couture Stasi in suits and hatchet-faced girls with long legs and lists.
- She sounded just like Sister Mary Joseph, the hatchet-faced Mother Superior who used to whack his knuckles with a ruler.
- A catfight breaks out between restless, wilful Miss Braund and her pugnacious chaperone, Mrs Hammond, ending with a slap from the hostess, the hatchet-faced Mrs Rogers.
- And Hunt's character, a humourless, hatchet-faced harridan with an undercurrent of insecurity, gives very little for the audience to engage with.