chiselled

VERB

cut, wear away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carve sculpt

STRONG

hew incise roughcast sculpture shape

WEAK

roughhew

Example Sentences

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The rest of the pack includes influencer-turned-pop star Addison Rae, influencer-turned-pop star Alex Warren, frenetic girl group Katseye, chiselled rock star Sombr and LA indie outfit The Marías.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

He was the "full package," Mr Tracey added, "including the chiselled good looks".

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

The Frankenstein patchwork of his face has echoes of Alasdair Gray's chiselled artwork and he uses the same gentle accent and singsong voice as Gray himself.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

He then took up a teaching position at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, where he quietly chiselled away at his passion, the statistical properties of prime numbers.

From Scientific American • Nov. 15, 2022

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