beetle-browed

[ beet-l-broud ]

adjective

1. having heavy projecting eyebrows.
2. scowling or sullen.

beetle-browed

adjective

1. having bushy or overhanging eyebrows
2. sullen in appearance; scowling

Word History and Origins

Origin of beetle-browed¹

1325–75; Middle English bitel-browed, probably with bitel sharp(-edged), Old English *bitel ( beetle ¹ ); brow, -ed ³

Example Sentences

A beetle-browed veteran of stage and screen, Mr. Constantine appeared in a half-dozen Broadway plays and more than 180 movies and television shows.

From Washington Post

He’s not a beetle-browed OK boomer sweating it out in a corporate job and on a Peloton.

From Los Angeles Times

One was the conviction of the stocky, beetle-browed Hungarian physicist that the lethargic pace of thermonuclear research had placed the United States at the mercy of the Soviet Union.

From Literature

Mr. Carter, who seemed less imposing and beetle-browed than on screen, was sitting on a dainty chair in a small room filled with chunky film equipment and props.

From New York Times

A close-up of this beetle-browed artist, then in her 70s, imitating with uncanny verisimilitude a crying, chuckling and gurgling infant, it’s hilarious.

From New York Times