What does "moon-faced" mean?

Having a round or moon-shaped face.

What is a synonym for "moon-faced"?

Common synonyms include: pie-faced, round-faced.

Moon-faced

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Having a round or moon-shaped face.
"“Enough to make a man morbid, to be stalked by beastly journalists and stared at by gaping moon-faced idiots, wherever he goes! But there’s worse than that.”"

Adjective

1
having a round face wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

pie-faced round-faced

Example

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"“Enough to make a man morbid, to be stalked by beastly journalists and stared at by gaping moon-faced idiots, wherever he goes! But there’s worse than that.”"

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