Lantern-jawed

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a protruding or jutting lower jaw. not-comparable

    "He was very thin and lantern-jawed. He dared not meet his own eyes in the mirror; he never looked at himself."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt appearance wordnet

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"He was very thin and lantern-jawed. He dared not meet his own eyes in the mirror; he never looked at himself."

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