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chiseled

American  
[chiz-uhld] / ˈtʃɪz əld /
especially British, chiselled

adjective

  1. cut, shaped, etc., with a chisel.

    chiseled stone.

  2. sharply or clearly shaped; clear-cut.

    She has finely chiseled features.


Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of chiseled

First recorded in 1730–40; chisel + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Its details are sharply chiseled and fluted, in the Streamline Moderne mode, and they turn what would otherwise be raw construction into lyrical architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

I’m just like, “Wow, you look like a chiseled goddess.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

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 Nov. 27, 2025

Farther down the Strip, I chatted with a convincing Captain America, whose chiseled jawline and sandy blond hair were betrayed only by his height, about 5-foot-10.

From Slate Nov. 18, 2025

Beneath our feet, stretching from wall to wall, were marble slabs chiseled with writing.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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