scowly

adj

scowly

adj

Etymology From scowl + -y.

1

Indicative of, or characterised by a scowl.

  • There was a faded picture on the mantel at home of Uncle Pete, age four, holding the hand of Aunt Bareeba, a fat three-year-old with frizzy dark hair and a scowlly expression.1992, Deborah Moulton, Summer girl:
  • You said something about Lunn” said Krazzock turning to face the messenger. Krazzock had a scowlly look on his face.2008, Ken Chartrand, Days of the Unicorn King:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.