hawklike

adjective

hawk·​like ˈhȯk-ˌlīk 

variants or hawk-like

: resembling or suggesting a hawk in appearance or character

a hawklike bird

… penetrating eyes and a beaked nose that gives him a hawklike appearance …

—Mark Wexler

… his aspect began to change again, becoming leaner, avid, hawk-like, his movements more aggressive …

—Don Wallace

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined above