HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › lockjawed
← Back to search

Meaning of lockjawed | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Rigidly humourless.

informal

Examples

“A work that never quite succeeds in matching its thoughtful head to its sentimental heart, “Crazy Mary” charts a culture clash between a lockjawed, button-down matron and her distant cousin, a longtime sanitarium resident who is, to put it politely, bonkers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

lockless locklike lockside lockstep locky loco

Learn this word in context

See lockjawed used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free