jawed

American  

[jawd] / dʒɔd /

adjective

1. having a jaw or jaws, jaw, 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

During the chaos, one group gained a lasting advantage and ultimately reshaped life on Earth: jawed vertebrates.

From Science Daily

When Verse sacked Hurts in the second quarter, he lifted his arms, skipped off the field and jawed with fans behind the Rams bench.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“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

As Alvarado led a New Orleans second-half comeback, the fiery guard jawed right at Russell every time he beat him off the dribble, every time he made the right pass or hit the big shot.

From Los Angeles Times