chiseled
Americanadjective
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cut, shaped, etc., with a chisel.
chiseled stone.
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sharply or clearly shaped; clear-cut.
She has finely chiseled features.
Other Word Forms
- unchiseled adjective
- unchiselled adjective
Etymology
Origin of chiseled
Example Sentences
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Man, if my chest hair wasn’t going visibly gray and I was instead a lanky, chiseled Zoomer with a hit LP I might feel the same way about top buttons.
From Los Angeles Times
On its side was chiseled its name: the Ever Onward.
From Literature
He is handsome, with sharp, chiseled features, and his skin is dark from the sun.
From Literature
Off came the dark hat to reveal a head of wavy brown hair, thick arched eyebrows, and chiseled cheekbones.
From Literature
Larry’s the pragmatic choice, but Luke is the romantic one, down to his handsome, chiseled features right out of a supermarket paperback.
From Salon
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