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- adjective Having
prominent cheekbones .
Etymologies
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cheekbone + -y
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Examples
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She is a combination of gawky, tall, cheekbony, trouble-toothed, ethnically mingled - it may defy logic, but there she is, the ideal "girl," undeniably magnificent and completely raw.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Hank Stuever 2011
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