slack-jawed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of slack-jawed
slack jaw + -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Millions of slack-jawed people around the world won’t soon forget about this, though.
From Salon
The litigation is the latest twist in a simmering behind-the-scenes scandal that has left much of Hollywood slack-jawed.
From Los Angeles Times
The guards were slack-jawed with shock, tonsils on view to the world.
From Literature
We got out and stared slack-jawed at the deep pile of gray ash, and the painted number on the curb, 1160, all that was left.
From Los Angeles Times
When Sandler landed at “Saturday Night Live,” Herlihy helped him devise sketch characters like the slack-jawed Canteen Boy.
From Los Angeles Times
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