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

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And to our original troupe of foul-mouthed dorks (compliment) — Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair, Will Byers, and Dustin Henderson — the Party comes before all else. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 Peter Boyle earned seven Emmy nominations as Frank, Ray's cantankerous and foul-mouthed father. Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025 Moviegoers' comic enjoyment was so prominent that at one point, a foul-mouthed viewer yelled for everyone to shut up. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025 Instead of the slow, masked killers people were used to, Freddy Krueger was a quick-witted, foul-mouthed, charismatic villain who could kill people in their dreams, oftentimes dragging them down into his nightmarish boiler room before finishing them off. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 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 6 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

mouthed

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

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