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jawed
jawed J0022925 (jôd)adj. Having a jaw or jaws, especially of a specified kind. Often used in combination: slack-jawed; the jawed fishes.jawed (dʒɔd) adj. having a jaw or jaws, esp. of a specified kind (often used in combination): square-jawed. [1520–30] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | jawed - of animals having jaws of a specified typejawless - of animals having no jaw |
jawed
jaw awayTo talk incessantly and/or at great length. I became so bored while the professor jawed away at us that I nearly fell asleep in the middle of the lecture. Whenever I meet up with Tammy, our "conversation" is always just her jawing away while I listen patiently on.See also: away, jawslack-jawed1. With one's mouth hanging open, as due to surprise or dim-wittedness. I had to clear away the people who were standing slack-jawed on the side of the road, staring at the car wreck.2. Moronic; very slow or dim-witted. I tried asking for directions at the gas station, but there was just some slack-jawed yokel working behind the counter.EncyclopediaSeejawjawed
Antonyms for jawedadj of animals having jaws of a specified typeAntonyms |