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thick-lipped

thick-lipped

5.2
Having large, full lips
  • adjective
  • /θɪk lɪpt/
translation icon : de labios gruesos
  • It was a face protruding through the plaster of her ceiling, a thick-lipped moronic-looking face, and though the eyes were open, there was nothing in them.

Imagine if I had darker skin right or maybe an even bigger nose or thicker lips or nappy hair, right?

Examples

  • His thick-lipped mouth hung open, and dirt-streaked saliva trailed from his chin to his soft thighs.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Imagine if I had darker skin right or maybe an even bigger nose or thicker lips or nappy hair, right?

  • Imagine if I had darker skin right or maybe an even bigger nose or thicker lips or nappy hair, right?

  • A big, slow-witted, woolly-headed, thick-lipped boy; never asking for the axe, but once he had taken it, he would not give it back until the last piece of wood had been cut.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • His forehead was high, his nose was large and prominent with wide, flaring nostrils, and his mouth was thick-lipped and sensuous.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The artist painted a portrait of a thick-lipped woman with striking features.

  • Many models are celebrated for their thick-lipped looks in fashion campaigns.

  • Her thick-lipped smile beamed as she accepted the award.

Synonyms

lippy
vsthick-lipped
  • Informal
7.6

Full, noticeable lips that stand out on the face

focuses on increased thickness rather than general prominence

How Thick

thick-lipped
5.2
lippy
  • Informal
7.6
normal
1.0

Surface Forms

thick-lipped positive

Morphology

thick-lipped = thick + lipped (transparent) = thick + lip + ed

Formed by compounding 'thick' + 'lipped' (where 'lipped' = 'lip' + '-ed'), the meaning 'having thick lips' is directly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

The word thick-lipped is a simple combination of thick and lip, used like blue-eyed or long-haired to name a physical feature, so it means 'having thick lips'.