jawed

American  

[jawd] / dʒɔd /

adjective

1. having a jaw or jaws, especially of a specified kind (often used in combination).

   heavy-jawed; square-jawed.

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Etymology

Origin of jawed

First recorded in 1520–30; jaw ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Among this alien cast were the early ancestors of gnathostomes, or jawed vertebrates, which were still rare and unremarkable at the time.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

Fossils from this region include the earliest complete remains of jawed fishes closely related to modern sharks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

Profar jawed with Will Smith at home plate in the top of the sixth, after Tatis was hit by a pitch from Flaherty in the previous at-bat.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2024

“They very convincingly show that all living jawed vertebrates have synovial joints,” says Gage Crump, a developmental biologist at the University of Southern California who was not involved with the work.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024

We stood slack- jawed, trying to make sense of the railings, the fences, the bars, and the spaces, both tiny and immense.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover