Meanings
comparative gapier · superlative gapiest · alternative gapy
- informalExtremely loose or open; gaping.
Jenny stared at her, wide-eyed and with her mouth a bit gapey.
2015, Judy Astley, A Merry Mistletoe Wedding, page 712 more examples
This is the important bit: you now have clear pores, but they’re irritated and all big and gapey.
2009, India Knight, The Thrift Book: Live Well and Spend Less, page 198I’m struggling to pinpoint the problem with these boxers. Too small? They are a bit gapey. They don’t look like they’re his own, which is a bad start.
2016 June 25, Shane Watson, “Shane Watson: "Tom Hiddleston's pants leave a lot to be desired"”, in The Telegraph
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