Meaning of BEETLE-BROWED
| Pronunciation: | | 'beetl`brawd
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| | Definition: | | [adj] sullen or unfriendly in appearance |
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| | Synonyms: | | scowling, unfriendly |
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| | Definition: | | \Bee"tle-browed`\, a. [OE. bitelbrowed; cf. OE.
bitel, adj., sharp, projecting, n., a beetle. See {Beetle} an
insect.]
Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or
sullen.
Note: The earlier meaning was, ``Having bushy or overhanging
eyebrows.''
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| | Related Terms: | | beetle, beetling, black, black-browed, dark, dejected, dour, dumpish, frowning, glowering, glum, grim, grum, impendent, impending, incumbent, jutting, lowering, melancholy, moodish, moody, mopey, moping, mopish, morose, mumpish, overhanging, overhung, pending, projecting, scowling, sulky, sullen, superincumbent, surly |
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