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jawed

American

[jawd] / dʒɔd /

adjective

having a jaw or jaws, jaw, especially of a specified kind (often used in combination).

heavy-jawed; square-jawed.

Etymology

Origin of jawed

First recorded in 1520–30; jaw ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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Fossils from this region include the earliest complete remains of jawed fishes closely related to modern sharks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

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 • Oct. 6, 2024

“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 • Apr. 25, 2024

In contrast, the work outlined in this paper suggests that in fact, early vertebrates had a broad range of different feeding behaviours long before jawed animals started to appear.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

Then, with a sense of disbelief, he recognized the prime minister standing, slack jawed, next to Herod Sayle.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

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