chiseled

American

[chiz-uhld] / ˈtʃɪz əld /

especially British, chiselled

adjective

cut, shaped, etc., with a chisel.

chiseled stone.
sharply or clearly shaped; clear-cut.

She has finely chiseled features.

Other Word Forms

unchiseled adjective
unchiselled adjective

Etymology

Origin of chiseled

First recorded in 1730–40; chisel + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Larry’s the pragmatic choice, but Luke is the romantic one, down to his handsome, chiseled features right out of a supermarket paperback.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

If you’ve been there, then you know that the stark and hallowed message of that memorial is “Freedom Is Not Free,” words chiseled in stone.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025

Butler ditched the guitar and bedazzled tracksuits for a hairless, chiseled physique and piercing stare — a menacing figure that the film’s director, Denis Villeneuve, carefully measured.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

They built an elaborate Victorian canopy to protect the rock from relic hunters and seagulls, and they also chiseled the date 1620 into its face.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024

He was also strikingly handsome with a bodybuilder’s physique and the chiseled features of a movie star.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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