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chiseled

chiseled

1 4.8
Having clear, sharp features like a carved statue
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃɪzəld/
  • US
translation icon : definido
  • The artist captured her chiseled jawline beautifully in the sculpture.
  • a chiseled jaw
  • handsome and chiseled

I'm not trying to achieve that really ultra chiseled look because it doesn't look real.

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Examples

  • Maybe like cheekbones chiseled or something.

  • His face was well-chiseled and strong, but there were laugh lines around his eyes and mouth that suggested he didn't take himself too seriously.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • His chiseled features made him look like a Greek statue.

  • With his chiseled cheeks and strong jaw, he resembled a model.

Synonyms

sharp
vschiseled
301 1.0

A thing with an edge that can cut or pierce

focuses on clear features or outline rather than cutting ability
razor-sharp
vschiseled
3 4.2

Very clear and exact so you can see every small detail

is clear and defined but less extreme in intensity
well-defined
vschiseled
3 3.8

With clear edges and shapes that are easy to see

is seen as cut or sculpted with precise outlines
clean-cut
vschiseled
1 4.0

With sharp edges and clear lines

emphasizes a cut look with crisp, sculpted features
carved
vschiseled
3.1

Made by cutting into wood, stone, or metal to form a shape

appears to be cut in form rather than necessarily made that way
5.0

Very clear and exact so there is no doubt

is similar in intensity but more neutral and shorter in use

Antonyms

328 5.3

Not easy to see, hear, or understand

70 3.6

Looks unclear, so you cannot see details

How Defined

sculpted
3.9
chiseled
  • US
1 4.8
defined
3.2
featured
5.8
rounded
1 2.4

Surface Forms

chiseled positive
chisel positive

Morphology

chiseled = chisel (transparent) = chisel + ed

The adjective is a straightforward past-participial/descriptive use of the verb 'chisel' meaning 'shaped as if cut with a chisel', so the relation is clear to learners.

Etymology

Chiseled comes from the tool chisel, a word that originally meant 'to cut'. So if something is chiseled, it looks as if it were 'cut' into clear, sharp lines by a chisel, like a well-made statue.