beetle-browed
With jutting brows
Beetle-browed describes someone with heavy, prominent eyebrows that jut out over the eyes, suggesting a scowling or surly expression.
The image is of brows that project like a beetle's head.
By extension, it can describe anyone who looks threatening or ill-tempered: a beetle-browed bouncer blocked the entrance.
Growing densely outward
- thickHaving great depth
- heavyOf great mass
- overhangingExtending outward above
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
shaggy · bristling · furrowed · arched · hirsute · monobrow · jutting · protruding
Frowning with disapproval
- gloweringStaring with displeasure
- frowningFacial expression of displeasure
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- menacingConveying threat or danger
fierce · grim · sullen · surly · threatening · hostile · baleful · dark
Strict or ship's aft
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- dourSternly gloomy
- forbiddingIntimidatingly stern or hostile
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
grim · formidable · intimidating · unyielding · commanding · imperious · authoritative · humorless
Rough with rocky projections
- ruggedTough and uneven
- rough-hewnCoarsely cut, left unsmoothed
- coarseRough in texture
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
unprepossessing · brutish · primitive · apelike · simian · caveman · thuggish · hulking
Quietly, sadly thoughtful
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- reflectiveCasting back light
absorbed · preoccupied · introspective · pondering · ruminating · concentrated · intense · furrowed
bushy
Growing densely outward
- thickHaving great depth
- heavyOf great mass
- overhangingExtending outward above
prominent · shaggy · bristling · furrowed · arched · hirsute · monobrow · jutting · protruding · lowering
scowling
Frowning with disapproval
- gloweringStaring with displeasure
- frowningFacial expression of displeasure
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
menacing · fierce · grim · sullen · surly · threatening · hostile · baleful · dark · lowering
stern
Strict or ship's aft
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- dourSternly gloomy
- forbiddingIntimidatingly stern or hostile
severe · grim · formidable · intimidating · unyielding · commanding · imperious · authoritative · humorless · unsmiling
craggy
Rough with rocky projections
- ruggedTough and uneven
- rough-hewnCoarsely cut, left unsmoothed
- coarseRough in texture
homely · unprepossessing · brutish · primitive · apelike · simian · caveman · thuggish · hulking
pensive
Quietly, sadly thoughtful
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
reflective · absorbed · preoccupied · introspective · pondering · ruminating · concentrated · intense · furrowed · studious
beetle-browedfriendly
Showing kindness, warmth
open-faced · bright-eyed · genial · approachable · cherubic
brow, beetle, eyebrow, beetles, eyebrows, browbeat, brows, beetling, browbeaten