beetle-browed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
    scowling.

WordNet

Bee"tle-browed` adjective
Etymology
OE. bitelbrowed; cf. OE. bitel, adj., sharp, projecting, n., a beetle. See Beetle an insect.
Definitions
  1. Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen. ✍ The earlier meaning was, "Having bushy or overhanging eyebrows."

Webster 1913