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Slack-jawed

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  1. 1
    With the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.

    "For one frightful moment there was no sound; even the men's breathing was hushed, and they sat slack-jawed, stunned, half-minded to believe this some hideous, incredible jest."

  2. 2
    Unsophisticated or unthinking; dimwitted in appearance. broadly

    "She brought to the stage the barefoot, slack-jawed frontiersmen found on postcards in every convenience store and tourist trap in the Ozarks."

  3. 3
    Overly talkative; indiscreet. dated

    "As a matter of fact, it was by trying to lean on it that Spencer Clay got hold of the facts of the case; and when young Clay got hold of anything, Marois Bay at large had it hot and fresh a few hours later; for Spencer was one of those slack-jawed youths who are constitutionally incapable of preserving a secret."

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