jowlier; jowliest
: having marked jowls : having full or saggy flesh about the lower cheeks and jaw area
elderly man with a disillusioned jowly face—
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At seventy-nine, the commander in chief looked awful, his jowly, glowering face more tired and orange than ever, his porcine eyes extra puffy.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Too ‘jowly?’ Will Patrick Schwarzenegger have feuding Kennedys at his wedding?
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
The jowly breed was developed to be an imposing guard dog, but Brina’s owner, Yves Belmont, Ph.D., said he also is impressed by its intelligence.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
One notable exception is the disgusting jowly blob who hits on Michiel Huisman’s hot farmer Gunnar in a spaceport dive bar full of mercenaries, thugs and freaks, which might invite charges of homophobia if anyone were silly enough to take Rebel Moon seriously.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
There was something kitschy about the right-wing appropriation of Smith, as the jowly profile of the eighteenth-century economist became a logo for the movement.
—Kim Phillips-Fein, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
Benito Mussolini is a jowly thug, while Emperor Hirohito has yellow skin, buck teeth and slanted eyes.
—Marilyn Chase, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022
Daybell was a jowly, potbellied man with an awkward, quiet demeanor, who gave off the air of a person who was deeply unsure of himself.
—Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2022
Acting nods will likely prove elusive, though, unless voters can’t shake the image of a jowly, naked Stellan Skarsgård from their memory banks.
—Glenn Whipp Entertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021
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Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Too ‘jowly?’ Will Patrick Schwarzenegger have feuding Kennedys at his wedding?
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
The jowly breed was developed to be an imposing guard dog, but Brina’s owner, Yves Belmont, Ph.D., said he also is impressed by its intelligence.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
One notable exception is the disgusting jowly blob who hits on Michiel Huisman’s hot farmer Gunnar in a spaceport dive bar full of mercenaries, thugs and freaks, which might invite charges of homophobia if anyone were silly enough to take Rebel Moon seriously.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
There was something kitschy about the right-wing appropriation of Smith, as the jowly profile of the eighteenth-century economist became a logo for the movement.
—Kim Phillips-Fein, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
Benito Mussolini is a jowly thug, while Emperor Hirohito has yellow skin, buck teeth and slanted eyes.
—Marilyn Chase, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022
Daybell was a jowly, potbellied man with an awkward, quiet demeanor, who gave off the air of a person who was deeply unsure of himself.
—Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2022
Acting nods will likely prove elusive, though, unless voters can’t shake the image of a jowly, naked Stellan Skarsgård from their memory banks.
—Glenn Whipp Entertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021
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“Jowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jowly. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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