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snaggle-toothed

snaggle-toothed

1 7.6
Having uneven or broken teeth that stick out
  • adjective
  • /ˈsnæɡəlˌtuːθt/
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  • The young man is bald, wrinkled, large-jawed, and snaggle-toothed.
  • snaggle-toothed smile
  • snaggle-toothed grin

Examples

  • The old dog looked adorable with its snaggle-toothed grin, especially when it wagged its tail.

  • He had a charming snaggle-toothed smile that made everyone around him laugh.

  • Look at that snaggle-toothed... big, greasy, fucking nasty pig.

    The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)

  • Children often have a snaggle-toothed appearance when they are growing their adult teeth.

Synonyms

toothy
vssnaggle-toothed
7 4.1

Having large visible teeth when smiling

refers to uneven, broken, or projecting teeth rather than mere prominence
buck-toothed
vssnaggle-toothed
2 6.8

Having front upper teeth that stick out

includes uneven, broken, or projecting teeth more generally
malposed
vssnaggle-toothed
  • Specialized
9.9

A tooth that is in the wrong place in the mouth

focuses on visible uneven, broken, or projecting teeth not clinical position

How Crooked

snaggle-toothed
1 7.6
buck-toothed
2 6.8
crooked
58 2.5
gap-toothed
3 6.9

Surface Forms

snaggle-toothed positive

Morphology

snaggle-toothed = snaggle-tooth (transparent) = snaggle + tooth + ed

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ed' to the noun 'snaggle-tooth'; the meaning 'having irregular/projecting teeth' is directly derived from its parts.

Etymology

Snaggle-toothed comes from snaggle, which comes from the idea of a 'snag' — something that 'sticks out' or 'catches' — and toothed, meaning 'having teeth'. So it describes teeth that are uneven or stick out, as if they might 'snag' or catch on things.