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Having one’s lower jaw protruding forward / (figuratively) determined, dogged, strong-willed, defiant

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jaw-jutting

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Source Word

jaw-jutting

figuratively

Having one’s lower jaw protruding forward / (figuratively) determined, dogged, strong-willed, defiant

Japanese Meaning

下顎が前方に突き出る状態 / （比喩的に）意志が固く、頑固で、反抗的な様子

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She couldn't help but notice his jaw-jutting profile in the dim light.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は薄暗い明かりの中で、下顎が前に突き出した彼の横顔に思わず目を留めた。

Sense（1）

Having one’s lower jaw protruding forward

Sense（2）

(figuratively) determined, dogged, strong-willed, defiant

What he called her “genius” for diplomacy, her tolerance of the precious sensitivities of intellectuals, was as useless in his rough-and-tumble relations with goons and jailers as his jaw-jutting aggressions would be in her mannered and scrupulous artistic circle.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

more jaw-jutting

（ comparative ）

most jaw-jutting

（ superlative ）

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