jawfallen

English

adj
Definitions
  • (archaic) Dejected, dispirited.
  • (obsolete) Having a "fallen" or locked jaw (and hence sometimes unable to speak), variously attributed to dejection (the previous sense) or lockjaw.

Etymology

Compound from English jaw + English fallen.

Origin

English

fallen

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