loose-jowled

8.6

Having loose skin under the chin that hangs down

adjective
/ˈluːsˌdʒaʊld/

: con papada

Her loose-jowled bulldog snored softly on the porch.

Examples

The old man was loose-jowled and heavyset, with a deep, rumbling voice.
The old dog looked loose-jowled and tired.
Years of indulgence had made his face loose-jowled and his features softer.
His loose-jowled appearance made him look older than he was.
The old man was loose-jowled and heavyset, with a deep, rumbling voice.
Years of indulgence had made his face loose-jowled and his features softer.
His loose-jowled appearance made him look older than he was.

Synonyms

jowly

vsloose-jowled

1 7.5

A person with loose, sagging flesh under the chin and lower face

focuses on drooping folds specifically rather than general prominence

double-chinned

vsloose-jowled

5.3

Having extra soft skin under the chin that hangs down slightly

includes drooping under the jaw and lower cheek area too

jowled

vsloose-jowled

7.5

With soft, sagging cheeks and loose skin around the jaw

limits the idea to sagging folds beneath the chin only

Antonyms

taut

30 4.8

Stretched tight and showing physical or emotional tension

How Loose

loose-jowled

8.6

jowled

7.5

Surface Forms

loose-jowled positive

Morphology

loose-jowled = loose + jowled (transparent) = loose + jowl + ed

A transparent compound: 'loose' + 'jowled' (jowl + -ed) yields the straightforward meaning 'having loose/sagging jowls'.

Etymology

The word loose-jowled combines loose ('not tight') and jowl ('soft flesh by the jaw'). So it describes someone with sagging or drooping folds under the chin.