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pig-jawed

pig-jawed adjective: having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, with the upper incisors in advance of the lower.

Adjective

pig-jawed (comparative more pig-jawed, superlative most pig-jawed)

  1. Having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, with the upper incisors in advance of the lower.
    Synonyms:
    hog-jawed

Synonyms of pig-jawed

  • hog-jawed

Forms of pig-jawed

comparativemore pig-jawed
superlativemost pig-jawed

Origin of pig-jawed

From pig + jawed.

Questions about pig-jawed

What does pig-jawed mean?
Pig-jawed means having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, with the upper incisors in advance of the lower.
What part of speech is pig-jawed?
Pig-jawed is an adjective.

Words near pig-jawed in the dictionary

  1. pig-footed bandicoots
  2. pig-fucker
  3. pig-fuckers
  4. pig-headed
  5. pig-ignorant
  6. pig-jawed
  7. pig-nose turtle
  8. pig-nose turtles
  9. pig-nosed turtle
  10. pig-nosed turtles
  11. pig-nut

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