chiselled

VERB

cut, wear away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carve sculpt

STRONG

hew incise roughcast sculpture shape

WEAK

roughhew

Example Sentences

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Styles has a lot in common with the King of Rock and Roll: from his chiselled good looks to the particular way he wiggles his hips.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

India's 'Prince' may have chiselled, film star-like good looks, but he will be prepared to fight if the crown slips.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

"But I think I'd remember if you'd done something odd," reassures Archer, all chiselled good looks and friendly bonhomie.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

The "chiselled, intense, and hard-hitting" choreography is illuminated by Bangalter's "nervous" but "lyrical" score, wrote Amaury Jacquet in Publikart.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

His face was chiselled and bronze, his eyes black as basalt, his curly dark hair glistening with oil.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan