Jowly

Quick meaning: Jowly is an adjective meaning Having conspicuous jowls; with a double chin.

Meaning

Having conspicuous jowls; with a double chin.

Example Sentences

Nick, or Domenico, was sixty or so now and looked it. He was jowly and paunched and was still Italian enough not to give a damn.

[…] his strong jaw renders the face indeed “jowly” rather than oval, consequently the expression is normally hard, though open and not ill-humoured, whilst the smile which comes out of it is pleasant.

Over the last few years, the liberal Democratic image of Vice President Richard M. Nixon as a jowly, blue-jawed villain with a ski-jump nose has receded in the light of his growing stature and achievements.

Word Forms

• jowlier
• jowliest

Synonyms for jowly

Depending on context, synonyms include fat.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fat, jowlish, bejowled, lantern-jawed, jut-jawed, jawlike.

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