chin|less

chin|less
chin|less «CHIHN lihs», adjective.
1. without a chin: »

a chinless bird.

2. Figurative. without the firmness of character associated with a prominent chin: »

Some were powerful giants and others were chinless (New Yorker).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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