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Definition of slack-jawed adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

slack-jawed

adjective
 
/ˈslæk dʒɔːd/
 
/ˈslæk dʒɔːd/
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  1. having your mouth open because you are shocked or confused
    • She just sat there slack-jawed, with nothing to say.
    • a bunch of slack-jawed idiots
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