ferret
noun
a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
ferrety
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a word derived from
ferret.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Lauda, an Austrian, was socially awkward, a little ferrety looking, and obsessive about the mechanical details of racing and the risks, which he endlessly calculated and recalculated.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2013
Have you, who are ordinarily more "ferrety" than the average newsmagazine, failed to wonder where one T. E. Lawrence is at this time?
From Time Magazine Archive
The old style -- paunchy Babe Ruth, ferrety Bob Feller, the sunken Dust Bowl visages of players in the '30s -- has surrendered to today's sleek, chipper California look.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then there is the cast of characters: Professor Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime, the ferrety Inspector Lestrade, the families with ancient rituals so hypnotic that T.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Psst!” said a voice, and he looked around to see a wispy little witch and the ferrety wizard from Magical Maintenance gesturing to him from over beside the statue.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
