jowly \ˈjau̇lē, -li also ˈjōl- sometimes ˈjȯl-\adjective (often-er/-est) Etymology:jowl (II) + -y : having marked jowls : full and usually saggy of flesh about the lower cheeks and jaw area < a silver-haired elderly man with a disillusioned jowly face, wrinkled as a leaky balloon — John Dos Passos >