hatchet-faced
Thin and angular
Hatchet-faced describes someone with a long, thin face and sharp, angular features—as if the face were narrow enough to resemble the blade of a hatchet.
The term is unflattering, suggesting severity or meanness of expression: a hatchet-faced schoolmarm, The hatchet-faced bouncer waved us through.
Sharp-edged or rawboned
- gauntLean from deprivation
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- chiseledSharply cut, well-defined
- leanLacking fat; incline
pointed · hawkish · sculpted · carved · etched · defined · pinched · narrow
Displeasing to look at
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unsightlyUnpleasant to look at
- gauntLean from deprivation
haggard · cadaverous · emaciated · withered · sallow · sunken · drawn · skeletal
Harsh and foreboding
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- unsmilingNot showing amusement
dour · stony · impassive · forbidding · austere · rigid · uncompromising · resolute
Frowning with disapproval
- gloweringStaring with displeasure
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
- surlyBad-tempered and unfriendly
cold · aloof · unwelcoming · standoffish · disagreeable · sullen · morose · sour
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
frightening · sinister · brooding · aggressive · ominous · alarming · scary · chilling
angular
Sharp-edged or rawboned
lean · pointed · hawkish · sculpted · carved · etched · defined · pinched · narrow · jutting
ugly
Displeasing to look at
gaunt · haggard · cadaverous · emaciated · withered · sallow · sunken · drawn · skeletal · wasted
grim
Harsh and foreboding
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
unsmiling · dour · stony · impassive · forbidding · austere · rigid · uncompromising · resolute · inflexible
scowling
Frowning with disapproval
- gloweringStaring with displeasure
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
surly · cold · aloof · unwelcoming · standoffish · disagreeable · sullen · morose · sour · inhospitable
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
daunting · frightening · sinister · brooding · aggressive · ominous · alarming · scary · chilling · foreboding
hatchet-facedmoon-faced
Having a circular face
cherubic · baby-faced · full-faced · apple-cheeked · pudgy
hatchet-facedcherubic
Innocently sweet-faced
angelic · sweet-faced · doe-eyed · inviting