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   Bee·tle-browed

   /ˈbēdlˌbroud/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having shaggy and projecting eyebrows: "beetle-browed Neanderthals"
   • ▪ sullen or unfriendly in appearance: "his taciturn beetle-browed image"

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   What does beetle-browed mean?

   • Beetle-browed means "having bushy eyebrows". In Middle English brow was always an eyebrow and not the forehead; it has been suggested that the comparison is with the tufted antennae of certain beetles, which may have been called eyebrows in both English and French. The other word beetle, "a heavy mallet", is unrelated.

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   Did this beetle-browed man have his way?

   • This rugged, beetle-browed gentleman lost little time in getting down to business. They were a beetle-browed, dark race, with gnarled muscles and huge, knotted joints, speaking a guttural language all their own. Yes, this squat, beetle-browed, and bow-legged boy had his way.

   BEETLE-BROWED definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What is a beetle brow?

   • “Byttell browes,” or beetle brows, are another story: “that man that ys byttell browed be ware of hyme for he ys lyke vnto the gogell yed man he ys a shrowe in in all man ner of companye he ys deseuable and lyme handed be ware of hym.” Modernized, this reads: “That man that is beetle-browed, beware of him, for he is like unto the goggle-eyed man.

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   What is a beetle?

   • Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera; a beetle. The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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   Beetle-browed definition: having heavy projecting eyebrows.. See examples of BEETLE-BROWED used in a sentence.

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   BEETLE-BROWED definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of beetle-browed in English. beetle-browed. adjective. us / ˈbiː.t̬ ə l.braʊd / uk / ˈbiː.t ə l.braʊd / Add to word list. having eyebrows that are thick, dark, and messy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The eye & surrounding area. aqueous humor. beadily. beetling. brow.

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   2 meanings: 1. having bushy or overhanging eyebrows 2. sullen in appearance; scowling.... Click for more definitions.

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   2 days ago · Definitions of beetle-browed. adjective. sullen or unfriendly in appearance. synonyms: scowling. unfriendly. not disposed to friendship or friendliness.

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   Feb 4, 2024 · beetle - browed ( comparative more beetle-browed, superlative most beetle-browed) (especially British English) Making an unfriendly, sullen, or scowling face.

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   beetle–browed. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: beetle–browed (adjective) beetle–browed adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of BEETLE–BROWED. : having large and thick eyebrows. a beetle-browed old man.