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nighthawk
adjective as in dissolute
Weak matches
- abandoned
- corrupt
- debauched
- degenerate
- depraved
- dissipated
- evil
- fast
- fast and loose
- gone bad
- high living
- in the fast lane
- intemperate
- lascivious
- lax
- lecherous
- lewd
- libertine
- licentious
- light
- loose
- night owl
- on the take
- open
- player
- profligate
- raffish
- rakish
- reprobate
- slack
- swift
- sybaritic
- unconstrained
- unprincipled
- unrestrained
- vicious
- wanton
- wayward
- wicked
- wild
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Example Sentences
Cicadas may stop singing, bees might disappear to their hives, and songbirds may quiet while owls and nighthawks come out.
From National Geographic
There are rock wrens, nighthawks, mourning doves and lark buntings.
From Seattle Times
The sight of 'nighthawk' Stuart Broad padded up late in the day was a sign of England's intent.
From BBC
Whip-poor-wills and nighthawks, for example, feed on moths and other flying insects at night, foraging when there is less competition with other species.
From New York Times
Though 'nighthawk' Broad fell to the fourth ball he faced, the tourists did not disappoint.
From BBC
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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