Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lantern-jawed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: lantern--jawed
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a protruding or jutting lower jaw.

Example Sentences

"He was very thin and lantern-jawed. He dared not meet his own eyes in the mirror; he never looked at himself."
"A blue-eyed, lantern-jawed old white man, who is two meters tall and one hundred years old, sits in the clearing on what was once the back seat of a taxicab."

Inflected Forms

lantern jawed (alternative)

Questions

What does lantern-jawed mean?: Having a protruding or jutting lower jaw.

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