rookish

English

Etymology

From rook +‎ -ish.

Adjective

rookish (comparative more rookish, superlative most rookish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).
   • 2022, William Atkins, Exiles: Three Island Journeys:

     In black taffeta she gazes rigidly at the camera with a rookish head-tilt.