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lantern-jawed

/ˈlæn.tərn ˌdʒɔːd/

Traducción: Adjetivo que describe a una persona con rostro largo y delgado y mandíbula prominente o saliente, a menudo sugiriendo una apariencia demacrada o de mejillas hundidas.

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adjective

C2formalbritishobsoleto/ˈlæn.tərn ˌdʒɔːd/

An old-fashioned adjective describing a person with a long, thin face and a prominent jaw, often implying a gaunt or hollow-cheeked appearance.

  • 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe a una persona con rostro largo y delgado y mandíbula prominente o saliente, a menudo sugiriendo una apariencia demacrada o de mejillas hundidas.
  1. Having a protruding jaw C1 formal

    Describes a person whose lower jaw sticks out prominently, often giving the face a lean or gaunt look.

    • The old man was lantern-jawed, with deep-set eyes.
    • He had a lantern-jawed face that made him look stern.
    • The portrait showed a lantern-jawed figure with a sharp chin.

    🇪🇸de mandíbula prominente

    Sinónimos: prognathousunderhung

  • more lantern-jawed comparative form
  • most lantern-jawed superlative form