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hard-featured

[ hahrd-fee-cherd ]

/ ˈhɑrdˈfi tʃərd /

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adjective

having stern, harsh, or unattractive features.

Origin of hard-featured

First recorded in 1740–50

OTHER WORDS FROM hard-featured

hard-fea·tured·ness, noun

Words nearby hard-featured

hard-core, hard-edge, hard-edged, hard-faced, hard-favored, hard-featured, hard-fisted, hard-handed, hard-hat, hard-headed, hard-hit

Example sentences from the Web for hard-featured

His hair was a fiery red, and his bare, hard-featured face two shades darker.

The Days of Auld Lang Syne |Ian MacLaren
I lived with a hard-featured woman who called herself my aunt.

Ahead of the Show |Fred Thorpe
Scroop, a hard-featured, shifty-eyed man of middle stature, had not been rendered more prepossessing by his recent encounter.

Jack Harvey's Adventures |Ruel Perley Smith
Sampson called the ostler: out came a hard-featured man, with a strong squint.

Hard Cash |Charles Reade

Debby Alden at twenty-five had been scrawny, hard-featured and severe.

Hester's Counterpart |Jean K. Baird