- jowly
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adjective
(jowlier; -est)
Date: circa 1873
having marked jowls ; having full or saggy flesh about the lower cheeks and jaw area <elderly man with a disillusioned jowly face — John Dos Passos>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
jowly
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jowly — adj. having a large jowl or jowls … English contemporary dictionary
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double-chinned — adjective having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw • Syn: ↑jowly, ↑loose jowled • Similar to: ↑fat • Derivationally related forms: ↑jowl (for: ↑jowly) … Useful english dictionary
loose-jowled — adjective having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑double chinned, ↑jowly • Similar to: ↑fat • Derivationally related forms: ↑jowl ( … Useful english dictionary
