chiselled
Britishadjective
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carved or formed with or as if with a chisel
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clear-cut
finely chiselled features
Example Sentences
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He shared a picture that he claimed was of himself showing his chiselled abs on the beach and claimed to be financially secure.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
He had a licence to charm on screen, with his sultry voice and suave, chiselled good looks.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024
The caption said crews "carefully chiselled" out the cornered kitty and that it was now "safe and sound".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024
He then took up a teaching position at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, where he quietly chiselled away at his passion, the statistical properties of prime numbers.
From Scientific American • Nov. 15, 2022
His face was chiselled and bronze, his eyes black as basalt, his curly dark hair glistening with oil.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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