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Definition of Sunken-eyed
1. Adjective. Characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunken-eyed
Literary usage of Sunken-eyed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Vagabond Journey Around the World: A Narrative of Personal Experience by Harry Alverson Franck (1911)
"A sunken-eyed youth wormed his way through the throng and offered us guidance at
two annas. We accepted, and followed him down a branch passageway to the ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1905)
"He is a wild-eyed, blear-eyed, sunken-eyed individual, attired in a shabby brown
suit sadly frayed round the edges of the trousers and the coat. ..."
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