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Jawbreaking

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very difficult to pronounce.

    "Lord Cockburn, whose forte was not the civil law, affected to listen attentively and take ample notes, when, at last, on Mr Brodie citing some German civilian with a jawbreaking name, his lordship interrupting him asked, […]"

Etymology

From jaw + breaking.

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