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In some senses, jawfallen is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
JAWFALLEN + NOUN
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ADV.
pitifully
adj
Dejected, dispirited.
He was pitifully jawfallen. As the guards jogged him out of the room he waved me a farewell.
Every man hath heard the tale of the Picard, who being upon the ladder ready to be thrown down, there was a wench presented unto him, with this offer […] that if he would marry her, his life should be saved, [...and] a man of Denmark, who being adjudged to have his head cut off, and being upon the scaffold, had the like condition offered him, but refused it, because the wench offered him was jawfallen, long-cheeked, and sharp-nosed.
Having a "fallen" or locked jaw (and hence sometimes unable to speak), variously attributed to dejection (the previous sense) or lockjaw.
Legion is a yelping Cur, he only made a noise behind their Backs, but durst not look them in the Face. Indeed then he did make a slip, or broke his Halter, but now he's Chain'd or Jawfallen, for I han't heard of him never since.
Headmouldshot and Mouldfallen — 34 Jawfallen — 2 Jaundies — 76
He was pitifully jawfallen. As the guards jogged him out of the room he waved me a farewell.
WiktionaryEvery man hath heard the tale of the Picard, who being upon the ladder ready to be thrown down, there was a wench presented unto him, with this offer […] that if he would marry her, his life should be
WiktionaryLegion is a yelping Cur, he only made a noise behind their Backs, but durst not look them in the Face. Indeed then he did make a slip, or broke his Halter, but now he's Chain'd or Jawfallen, for I han
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In some senses, jawfallen is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.