chinless

A derogatory adjective used in British English to describe a person, typically of upper-class background, who is perceived as weak, ineffectual, or lacking in character.

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo pejorativo usado no inglês britânico para descrever uma pessoa, geralmente da classe alta, vista como fraca, ineficaz ou sem caráter.

1. Having a receding chin B2 formal

   Describes a person whose chin is small or slopes backward, often considered a facial characteristic.

   • The portrait showed a chinless man with a long nose.
   • He was described as chinless and slightly awkward in appearance.
   • Some people consider a chinless profile less defined.

   🇵🇹Sem queixo

   Antônimos: prognathous

2. Weak or ineffectual (informal, derogatory) C1 informal british

   Used informally to describe someone perceived as lacking strength, determination, or social status, often associated with the upper class.

   • The film portrayed the villain as a chinless aristocrat.
   • He was dismissed as a chinless wonder by his critics.
   • She found his chinless demeanor unimpressive.

   🇵🇹Sem força de vontade

   Sinônimos: feeblegutlessineffectiveineffectualmilquetoastnamby-pambypatheticpusillanimousspinelesstimidweakwimpish

   Antônimos: assertivedeterminedforcefulresolutestrong-willed

• more chinless comparative form
• most chinless superlative form