: having a mouth especially of a specified kind
often used in combination
a soft-mouthed fish

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At times, the actor feels more like a design element, akin to the marble coffins and gape-mouthed friezes of this gothic world. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025 Even Mayhem—the motor-mouthed con artist who bounced through Season 2 with chaotic energy—begins to soften. Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025 International superstar Tom Cruise took a career detour to play foul-mouthed, balding studio exec Les Grossman. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025 Any attempt to contact him has been met with venomous, foul-mouthed texts in return. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mouthed

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mouthed was in the 14th century

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“Mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouthed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

mouthed

adjective
: having a mouth especially of a specified kind
a large-mouthed jar

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