widemouthed

widemouthed
/wuyd"mowdhd', -mowtht'/, adj.
1. (of a person, object, body of water, etc.) having a wide mouth: a widemouthed river.
2. (of a person) having the mouth opened wide, as in astonishment or horror.
[1585-95; WIDE + MOUTH + -ED3]

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