eaglesque

adj, adv — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From eagle + -esque.

Like or somewhat like an eagle.

adv

Etymology From eagle + -esque.

In the manner of an eagle.

Those haggard hands which hovered, eaglesque, over the world, met with no check.1930, Sax Rohmer, The Day the World Ended, published 1969, page xiii. 116:

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