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单词 prognathously
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prognathouslyadv.

Brit. /prɒɡˈneɪθəsli/, /ˈprɒɡnəθəsli/, U.S. /ˈprɑɡnəθəsli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prognathous adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < prognathous adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a prognathous manner; with the jaw prominent or protruding. Also figurative.
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1913 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 22 Apr. (Editorial page) Thomas H. Reed has added gaiety and variety to the Berkeley municipal campaign by projecting himself prognathously into that exciting and momentous contest.
1973 Times 5 Jan. 10/6 Eyebrows plunging, jaw prognathously jutting as he slips from Sterne to Gibbon.
1974 N. Gordimer Conservationist 226 A jaw of fine teeth... Set rather prognathously, in the forward-jutting rounded arc that, in life, would make a wide white-toothed smile.
1976 T. Sharpe Wilt xiv. 146 He smiled prognathously.
2001 N. Griffiths Sheepshagger 206 Ianto looks down and is shocked at the facility with which the man's physiognomy disintegrates,..the lower jaw sliding prognathously out and up and over the nose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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