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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But Marvin's confident it's helping him achieve the appearance he desires - a hollow-cheeked, chiselled profile with sharp, pointed eyes and strong jawline.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
India's 'Prince' may have chiselled, film star-like good looks, but he will be prepared to fight if the crown slips.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025
The Frankenstein patchwork of his face has echoes of Alasdair Gray's chiselled artwork and he uses the same gentle accent and singsong voice as Gray himself.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 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
‘There’s no such thing as “safe” any more,’ she said, her words chiselled into arrows by her anger.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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