Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jowly

/ˈd͡ʒaʊli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: jow-ly
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒaʊli/

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having conspicuous jowls; with a double chin.

Example Sentences

"[…] his strong jaw renders the face indeed “jowly” rather than oval, consequently the expression is normally hard, though open and not ill-humoured, whilst the smile which comes out of it is pleasant."
"Over the last few years, the liberal Democratic image of Vice President Richard M. Nixon as a jowly, blue-jawed villain with a ski-jump nose has receded in the light of his growing stature and achievements."
"Nick, or Domenico, was sixty or so now and looked it. He was jowly and paunched and was still Italian enough not to give a damn."

Etymology

Etymology tree English jowl Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jowly From jowl + -y.

Inflected Forms

jowlier (comparative) jowliest (superlative)

Derived Forms

jowliness

Synonyms

double-chinned loose-jowled

Rhymes With

crowley cowley paoli howley powley rowley haole dowle

Questions

How do you pronounce jowly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒaʊli/.
What does jowly mean?: Having conspicuous jowls; with a double chin.
Where does jowly come from?: Etymology tree English jowl Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jowly From jowl + -y.

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