boot-faced
📖 Definitions
adjective
Having a stern, angry, or sad expression.
💬 Usage Examples
“Jacqueline Wilson says, ‘Every time you see a librarian in a soap opera it’s a boot-faced woman going ‘Shush!’ I’ve never come across a librarian like that.’” Jan Dalley; Turning Over a New leaf; Financial Times (London, UK); Sep 30, 2006.