# jawed

Pronunciation: say "JAWD" US /ˈd͡ʒɔd/, UK /ˈd͡ʒɔːd/

## Adjective

1. Possessing jaws; equipped with the hinged mouthparts used for biting and chewing.
   - Simple: Having jaws, the bony parts of the mouth used to bite and chew.
   - _Jawed vertebrates can capture and process prey far more efficiently than jawless animals._
   - _The fossil record shows jawed creatures spreading rapidly through ancient seas._
2. Possessing a jaw of a particular shape, size, or kind, typically indicated by a modifying word.
   - Simple: Having a jaw of a certain shape, size, or kind.
   - _The sculptor gave the statue a powerfully jawed, determined look._
   - _Lantern-jawed and gaunt, the old sailor gazed out to sea._

## Verb

3. Simple past tense and past participle of jaw. — simple past and past participle of jaw
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of jaw. Use it when the chatting or talking already happened.
   - _The old men jawed away on the porch until sunset._
   - _She had jawed with the clerk for so long that the line grew restless._

## Origin

Formed from "jaw" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/jawed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).