rookish

adj

rookish

adj

Etymology From rook + -ish.

1

Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).

  • In black taffeta she gazes rigidly at the camera with a rookish head-tilt.2022, William Atkins, Exiles: Three Island Journeys:

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