Jawfallen

Quick meaning: Jawfallen is an adjective meaning (archaic) Dejected, dispirited.

Meaning

(archaic) Dejected, dispirited.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete) Having a "fallen" or locked jaw (and hence sometimes unable to speak), variously attributed to dejection (the previous sense) or lockjaw.

Example Sentences

Headmouldshot and Mouldfallen — 34 Jawfallen — 2 Jaundies — 76

He was pitifully jawfallen. As the guards jogged him out of the room he waved me a farewell.

Legion is a yelping Cur, he only made a noise behind their Backs, but durst not look them in the Face. Indeed then he did make a slip, or broke his Halter, but now he's Chain'd or Jawfallen, for I han't heard of him never since.

Every man hath heard the tale of the Picard, who being upon the ladder ready to be thrown down, there was a wench presented unto him, with this offer […] that if he would marry her, his life should be saved, [...and] a man of Denmark, who being adjudged to have his head cut off, and being upon the scaffold, had the like condition offered him, but refused it, because the wench offered him was jawfallen, long-cheeked, and sharp-nosed.

Synonyms for jawfallen

Depending on context, synonyms include miserable, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, chapfallen.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jawfaln, amort, dolent, dismayful, adawed, forcasten.

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