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chinless

/ ˈtʃɪnlɪs /

adjective

  1. having a receding chin
  2. weak or ineffectual
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

"Take it over," said the chinless boy, who was a sport if nothing else.

I knew he would when I saw who was ahead of us—Colonel Jimmy and the chinless boy.

So perhaps these were the "chinless sunburnt men" whom Helen had espied one afternoon through the window.

His latest victim was a chinless youth from Poughkeepsie with money to burn and no fear of matches.

"That won't make me bust out cryin', Chinless," called the spotter derisively.

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