- slack-jawed
- ADJIf you say that someone is slack-jawed, you mean that their mouth is hanging open, often because they are surprised.
He just gazed at me slack-jawed without saying a word.
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slack-jawed — adj having your mouth slightly open, especially because you are surprised or stupid = ↑open mouthed ▪ They looked at him, slack jawed with disbelief … Dictionary of contemporary English
slack-jawed — [ ,slæk dʒɔd ] adjective INFORMAL 1. ) very surprised: I was slack jawed, unable to believe what I had just heard. 2. ) with your mouth open … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slack-jawed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: slack (III) : having the lower jaw dropped especially as indicating amazement or stupidity slack jawed yokels stood slack jawed with surprise * * * slack jawed «SLAK JD», adjective. with the mouth partly open and… … Useful english dictionary
slack-jawed — adjective a) With the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment. For one frightful moment there was no sound; even the mens breathing was hushed, and they sat slack jawed, stunned … Wiktionary
slack-jawed — UK [ˌslæk ˈdʒɔːd] / US [ˌslæk ˈdʒɔd] adjective informal 1) very surprised I was slack jawed, unable to believe what I had just heard. 2) with your mouth open … English dictionary
slack-jawed — /ˈslæk dʒɔd/ (say slak jawd) adjective open mouthed, as through imbecility: a slack jawed yokel …
slack-jawed — /slak jawd /, adj. having the mouth open, esp. as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc. [slack jaw + ED3] * * * … Universalium
slack-mouthed — «SLAK MOWTHD, MOWTHT», adjective. = slack jawed. (Cf. ↑slack jawed) … Useful english dictionary
slack — {{11}}slack (adj.) O.E. slæc loose, careless (in reference to personal conduct), from P.Gmc. *slakas (Cf. O.S. slak, O.N. slakr, O.H.G. slah slack, M.Du. lac fault, lack ), from PIE root * (s)leg to be slack (see LAX (Cf. lax)). Sense of … Etymology dictionary
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