lean-faced

[ leen-feyst ]

adjective

1. having a thin, narrow face.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lean-faced¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

The police sketch shows a lean-faced, African-American male wearing a Seahawks knitted hat with a pompom.

From Seattle Times

Someone like Ms. Cleveland, whose name is invoked in the film and who in the ’70s was the lean-faced, loose-limbed American who became a favorite in the Saint Laurent cabine des mannequins.

From New York Times

The secretary in the lobby, a fifty-something, lean-faced blond woman, smiled when I gave her my name.

From Literature

Days after the incident, the police released a sketch of the suspect, depicted as a lean-faced man wearing a black helmet wreathed in skulls.

From New York Times

The Police Department on Tuesday released a sketch of the suspect, a lean-faced man wearing a black helmet wreathed in skulls.

From New York Times