lipless
lipless — adjective
1. describes a mouth that has very little or no visible lip tissue, so the shape of
describes a mouth that has very little or no visible lip tissue, so the shape of the teeth or gums can be partly seen.
Hao's lipless mouth made his teeth look very large when he smiled.
describes natural physical appearance of a person
The old fish had a lipless mouth with rows of tiny sharp teeth showing.
animal anatomy description
Élise drew a lipless face on the chalkboard to make the class laugh.
Sana's grandmother had a lipless look because her lips grew thinner with age.
The lizard's lipless mouth opened wide to catch the flying insect.
- thin-lipped
more common than lipless; can also suggest anger or disapproval
用法筆記
Common in descriptions of elderly people with naturally thin lips, certain animals such as lizards and fish, and in fictional character portraits. Not used as an insult or in polite face-to-face comments about a person.