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Definition of Chinless
1. Adjective. Having a receding chin.
Definition of Chinless
1. Adjective. Without a (pronounced) chin. ¹
2. Adjective. Having a weak or indecisive character; ineffectual or dim-witted. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chinless
1. lacking a chin [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinless
Literary usage of Chinless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Working North from Patagonia: Being the Narrative of a Journey, Earned on by Harry Alverson Franck (1921)
"The chinless individual, who turned out to be the delegado, corresponding to our
chief of police, remained only a few minutes, all the while plainly boiling ..."
2. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1922)
"... caller in his house and extended his hand to meet the misshapen hairy paw of
Homo Neanderthalensis and looked up to see a chinless, bestial face. ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
"... "and you can rely on him—until his subordinate gets a chance to talk to him."
"H'm," ruminated Welton, "chinless, eh? I wondered why he wore whiskers. ..."
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