widemouthed

[ wahyd-mouth d, -moutht ]
/ ˈwaɪdˌmaʊðd, -ˌmaʊθt /

adjective

(of a person, object, body of water, etc.) having a mouth that is wide: a widemouthed river.
(of a person) having the mouth opened wide, as in astonishment or horror.

Origin of widemouthed

First recorded in 1585–95; wide + mouth + -ed3

Words nearby widemouthed

wide-spreading, widebody, widely, wideman, widemouth blindcat, widemouthed, widen, widescreen, widespread, widgeon, widget

Example sentences from the Web for widemouthed

  • The crouching giant looked up at him with a widemouthed grin.

    In the Morning of Time |Charles G. D. Roberts

  • Even Lauzanne seemed lifted out of his usual lethargy, and, widemouthed, was pulling Allis out of the saddle.

    Thoroughbreds |W. A. Fraser

  • If the "hpurui, water jug" was handled, it would show that handled jugs were called by the same name as widemouthed jars, hpurui.

    Mohave Pottery |Alfred L. Kroeber