adjective
- having a nose with a prominent curved or hooked shape, especially one that curves downward at the tip
Usage: descriptive; can be neutral or pejorative depending on context
Examples
- The old portrait showed a hooknosed man with piercing eyes.
- The eagle's hooknosed profile was distinctive and memorable.
- She described the character as hooknosed and stern-looking.
- The sculpture featured a hooknosed figure carved from stone.
- His hooknosed appearance was often remarked upon by those who met him.