: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combinationsquare-jawed
a three-jawed chuck
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The square-jawed Iago Breschi, one of the most technically proficient classical dancers in San Diego, was in his element as the torero Escamillo, strutting with a devil-may-care swagger.
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Sean Longstaff is open-jawed after scoring, Andy Carroll is in an England shirt, arms outstretched, Elliot Anderson is there.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Soon, the show introduces the Guinness family enforcer Sean Rafferty, a steely and strong-jawed James Norton, who’s assembling his men to tamp down on the protestors.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
At 34, Fedorov is one of the youngest members of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s war council, a square-jawed fitness enthusiast who likes to wear a black baseball cap over his crew cut.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Sean Longstaff is open-jawed after scoring, Andy Carroll is in an England shirt, arms outstretched, Elliot Anderson is there.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Soon, the show introduces the Guinness family enforcer Sean Rafferty, a steely and strong-jawed James Norton, who’s assembling his men to tamp down on the protestors.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
At 34, Fedorov is one of the youngest members of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s war council, a square-jawed fitness enthusiast who likes to wear a black baseball cap over his crew cut.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Jawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jawed. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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jawed
adjective
: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combination
square-jawed
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