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/slak"jawd"/, adj.having the mouth open, esp. as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.[slack jaw + -ED3]
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slack-jawed — adj having your mouth slightly open, especially because you are surprised or stupid = ↑open mouthed ▪ They looked at him, slack jawed with disbelief … Dictionary of contemporary English
slack-jawed — [ ,slæk dʒɔd ] adjective INFORMAL 1. ) very surprised: I was slack jawed, unable to believe what I had just heard. 2. ) with your mouth open … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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slack-jawed — adjective a) With the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment. For one frightful moment there was no sound; even the mens breathing was hushed, and they sat slack jawed, stunned … Wiktionary
slack-jawed — ADJ If you say that someone is slack jawed, you mean that their mouth is hanging open, often because they are surprised. He just gazed at me slack jawed without saying a word … English dictionary
slack-jawed — UK [ˌslæk ˈdʒɔːd] / US [ˌslæk ˈdʒɔd] adjective informal 1) very surprised I was slack jawed, unable to believe what I had just heard. 2) with your mouth open … English dictionary
slack-jawed — /ˈslæk dʒɔd/ (say slak jawd) adjective open mouthed, as through imbecility: a slack jawed yokel …
slack-mouthed — «SLAK MOWTHD, MOWTHT», adjective. = slack jawed. (Cf. ↑slack jawed) … Useful english dictionary
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