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JOWLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jowly mean?
• JOWLY (adjective)
The adjective JOWLY has 1 sense:
1. having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
Familiarity information: JOWLY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
Synonyms:
double-chinned; jowly; loose-jowled
Similar:
fat (having an (over)abundance of flesh)
Derivation:
jowl (a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging))
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