full-mouthed
Americanadjective
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(of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.
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noisy; loud.
adjective
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(of livestock) having a full adult set of teeth
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uttered loudly
a full-mouthed oath
Etymology
Origin of full-mouthed
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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In Webster’s orations there is a dignity, a sublimity, gained by the use of full-mouthed polysyllables.
From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)
Here the hearty old fellow stopped to laugh, which he did exactly in the full-mouthed, contented way in which he spoke and did everything else.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore
Once she rose for an instant and addressed a curt sentence to the crowd, and in answer they cheered, a full-mouthed chorus of one word in different tongues.
From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice
"You——" And some doubted the bird's sojourn on a sailing-vessel in the full-rigged, full-mouthed days of 1840!
From The Hawk of Egypt by Conquest, Joan
One full-mouthed shout replied to his brief address.
From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 by Herbert, Henry William
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