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OPEN-MOUTHEDNESS

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o⋅pen-mouthed

  [oh-puhn-mouthd, -moutht]
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–adjective
1. having the mouth open.
2. gaping, as with surprise or astonishment.
3. greedy, ravenous, or rapacious.
4. clamoring at the sight of game or prey, as hounds.
5. vociferous or clamorous.
6. having a wide mouth, as a pitcher or jar.
Origin:
1525–35

Related forms:
o⋅pen-mouth⋅ed⋅ly  [oh-puhn-mou-thid-lee, -moutht-lee] , adverb
o⋅pen-mouth⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. dumbfounded, flabbergasted, confounded, thunderstruck.
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o·pen-mouthed   (ō'pən-mouthd', -moutht')
adj.  

  1. Having the mouth open.

  2. Gaping in astonishment or wonder.

  3. Loudly insistent.

o'pen-mouth'ed·ly adv., o'pen-mouth'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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