lock-jawedadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɒkdʒɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈlɑkˌdʒɔd/,

/ˈlɑkˌdʒɑd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lockjaw n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < lockjaw n. + -ed suffix².

1. Having or keeping the mouth tightly closed or wide open; unable or unwilling to speak; (also) affected by lockjaw (lockjaw n. 1) (rare). Also in figurative contexts.

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the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > unable to speak

dumbc1000

speechlessc1290

mute?a1439

unlanguaged1654

lock-jawed1798

1798 Oracle 7 Apr. Poor Jekyll has made no figure at all, but has been quite lock-jawed in the last Debates.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. xi. v. 292 On this theme you may expatiate, till the populace become lock-jawed with astonishment.

1830 Lancet 15 May 233/1 I have seen an hysterical woman suddenly become lock-jawed, and this trismus instantly removed by the administration of an enema of oleum terebinthinæ.

1856 H. Melville Encantadas in Piazza Tales 345 Lock-jawed in grim death, the lover-husband softly clasped his bride, true to her even in death's dream.

1938 Irish Monthly 66 255 The new chapter almost split its sides and became clownishly lock-jawed with laughter.

2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 19 Language was beyond me... I was lockjawed..with a vision of pure love.

2. U.S. colloquial. Designating an upper-class accent associated with the north-eastern United States (see lockjaw n. 2); (of a person) having such an accent.

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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > accent > [adjective] > of particular accents

broad?1533

plum-in-the-mouth1553

strong1735

educated1838

Kensingtonian1902

Morningside1953

cut glass1962

lock-jawed1974

1974 Esquire June 72/1 It is difficult to describe this stiff Boston Brahmin with his lock-jawed upper-class accent as an anti-royalist.

1977 N.Y. Times 24 July (Long Island section) 19/2 I want my lockjawed finishing-school sweethearts of yesteryear.

1987 Parade Mag. 20 Dec. 4/2 You should have a voice that can faithfully reproduce..any other kind of sound, from a lockjawed Ivy Leaguer to a Ping-Pong ball bouncing down the hall.

1992 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 1 May d10/4 Gloria Upson is Patrick's snobbish fiancee with a lockjawed seaboard accent.

2010 Spectator (Nexis) 20 Nov. 73 The New York accent was..treated as if it were leprosy by the Park Avenue lockjawed Wasps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lock-jawed
释义	lock-jawedadj. Brit. /ˈlɒkdʒɔːd/, U.S. /ˈlɑkˌdʒɔd/, /ˈlɑkˌdʒɑd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lockjaw n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < lockjaw n. + -ed suffix². 1. Having or keeping the mouth tightly closed or wide open; unable or unwilling to speak; (also) affected by lockjaw (lockjaw n. 1) (rare). Also in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > unable to speak dumbc1000 speechlessc1290 mute?a1439 unlanguaged1654 lock-jawed1798 1798 Oracle 7 Apr. Poor Jekyll has made no figure at all, but has been quite lock-jawed in the last Debates. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. xi. v. 292 On this theme you may expatiate, till the populace become lock-jawed with astonishment. 1830 Lancet 15 May 233/1 I have seen an hysterical woman suddenly become lock-jawed, and this trismus instantly removed by the administration of an enema of oleum terebinthinæ. 1856 H. Melville Encantadas in Piazza Tales 345 Lock-jawed in grim death, the lover-husband softly clasped his bride, true to her even in death's dream. 1938 Irish Monthly 66 255 The new chapter almost split its sides and became clownishly lock-jawed with laughter. 2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 19 Language was beyond me... I was lockjawed..with a vision of pure love. 2. U.S. colloquial. Designating an upper-class accent associated with the north-eastern United States (see lockjaw n. 2); (of a person) having such an accent. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > accent > [adjective] > of particular accents broad?1533 plum-in-the-mouth1553 strong1735 educated1838 Kensingtonian1902 Morningside1953 cut glass1962 lock-jawed1974 1974 Esquire June 72/1 It is difficult to describe this stiff Boston Brahmin with his lock-jawed upper-class accent as an anti-royalist. 1977 N.Y. Times 24 July (Long Island section) 19/2 I want my lockjawed finishing-school sweethearts of yesteryear. 1987 Parade Mag. 20 Dec. 4/2 You should have a voice that can faithfully reproduce..any other kind of sound, from a lockjawed Ivy Leaguer to a Ping-Pong ball bouncing down the hall. 1992 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 1 May d10/4 Gloria Upson is Patrick's snobbish fiancee with a lockjawed seaboard accent. 2010 Spectator (Nexis) 20 Nov. 73 The New York accent was..treated as if it were leprosy by the Park Avenue lockjawed Wasps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1798
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