jawed

adjective

ˈjȯd How to pronounce jawed (audio)
Synonyms of jawednext
: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combination
square-jawed
a three-jawed chuck

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Cupertino native Aaron Eckhart is well cast as a square-jawed DA hero who becomes Two-Face. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 In this comic from 1950, published by Avon, Custer is sharp-jawed, golden-locked and the last of his men to die. — New York Times, 28 June 2026 If researchers want to understand what the earliest jawed vertebrates may have looked like developmentally? — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Herzog, known for his enigmatic films and single-minded commitment to achieving the impossible (pulling a boat over a mountain, for one) found a worthy artistic partner in the square-jawed, demonically charming, bug-eyed Klaus Kinski. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for jawed

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First Known Use

circa 1529, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jawed was circa 1529

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jawed

adjective
ˈjȯd How to pronounce jawed (audio)
: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combination
square-jawed

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