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or chiselled
: formed or crafted as if with a chisel
chiseled good looks
a chiseled essay
a chiseled physique
Examples of chiseled in a Sentence
He has the chiseled body of an athlete.
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Arms chiseled, Afro perfectly coiffed, his signature muttonchops sculpted in an intricate pattern.
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Gerrick Kennedy, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
While no mask is going to give me a chiseled jawline, this one is as close to giving me a more sculpted look as any.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 25 July 2023
If Robbie’s Barbie sets an impossibly high bar for young women, then Gosling’s Ken reps an equally formidable male model, with his chiseled abs and cheekbones.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 July 2023
This one-off Ferrari sports an unusual design, taking cues from the futuristic Vision Gran Turismo concept with smooth surfacing and a chiseled front end.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023
Tall and strikingly handsome, with blue eyes, a chiseled jawline and full lips, Mr. Rife is something rare in the comedy world: a heartthrob.
—Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 8 July 2023
White, whose forlorn stare and chiseled biceps propelled him to Internet-boyfriend status last year, gets to smile more this season, and the actor brings a sweet awkwardness to Carmy's tentative emotional expansion.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 22 June 2023
Screens—and Maybe a New Name A slightly less chiseled face should help this blocky SUV move through the air more efficiently.
—Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 11 May 2023
With a chiseled jaw and Southern ease, Souther, 50, journeyed from Georgia to Hollywood during the early 2000s with dreams of becoming a movie star.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
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Gerrick Kennedy, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
While no mask is going to give me a chiseled jawline, this one is as close to giving me a more sculpted look as any.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 25 July 2023
If Robbie’s Barbie sets an impossibly high bar for young women, then Gosling’s Ken reps an equally formidable male model, with his chiseled abs and cheekbones.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 July 2023
This one-off Ferrari sports an unusual design, taking cues from the futuristic Vision Gran Turismo concept with smooth surfacing and a chiseled front end.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023
Tall and strikingly handsome, with blue eyes, a chiseled jawline and full lips, Mr. Rife is something rare in the comedy world: a heartthrob.
—Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 8 July 2023
White, whose forlorn stare and chiseled biceps propelled him to Internet-boyfriend status last year, gets to smile more this season, and the actor brings a sweet awkwardness to Carmy's tentative emotional expansion.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 22 June 2023
Screens—and Maybe a New Name A slightly less chiseled face should help this blocky SUV move through the air more efficiently.
—Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 11 May 2023
With a chiseled jaw and Southern ease, Souther, 50, journeyed from Georgia to Hollywood during the early 2000s with dreams of becoming a movie star.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
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First Known Use
1781, in the meaning defined above
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