slack-jawed

[ slak-jawd ]

adjective
  1. having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.

Origin of slack-jawed

1
slack jaw + -ed3

Words Nearby slack-jawed

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How to use slack-jawed in a sentence

  • It was Lee, leaning, slack-jawed, against a pillar and reading the Green Sheet.

    The Syndic | C.M. Kornbluth
  • He spotted her in line, still slack-jawed, still gaping over the magazine.

    The Syndic | C.M. Kornbluth
  • He turned and fixed a cold, commanding eye upon the slack-jawed herders.

    Flying U Ranch | B. M. Bower
  • "Fill your belly," he said, grinning at the youth's slack-jawed expression.

    The Return of Tharn | Howard Carleton Browne