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😠 In a harsh way 🪚 With jagged action 😁 Showing teeth
toothily

toothily

8.4
In a rough, saw-like way that cuts unevenly
  • adverb
  • /ˈtuːθɪli/
translation icon : dentadamente
  • The saw blade moved toothily through the thick branch, leaving a rough edge behind.

Examples

  • The knife cut toothily into the bread, creating uneven slices.

  • The razor's edge sliced toothily through the tough material.

  • She smiled toothily, showing all her teeth in a wide grin.

  • Look at that dog grinning toothily!

  • The knife cut toothily through the bread.

  • The saw blade moved toothily through the thick branch, leaving a rough edge behind.

  • The knife cut toothily into the bread, creating uneven slices.

Synonyms

jaggedly
vstoothily
1 4.8

In a rough, uneven way with sharp points

is more specific, showing tooth like projections or a serrated edge

Antonyms

smoothly
173 2.3

In an easy, calm way without problems or embarrassment

How Jagged

jaggedly
1 4.8
toothily
8.4
roughly
36 1.4
unevenly
8 3.5
smoothly
173 2.3

Surface Forms

toothily positive

Morphology

toothily = toothy (transparent) = tooth + y + ly

Formed regularly from 'tooth' → 'toothy' → 'toothily' with a literal, physical meaning.

Etymology

Toothily comes from the adjective toothy, from tooth 'tooth', with -ly added to mean 'in a ... way'. Since teeth look like small points or the teeth of a saw, toothily can mean 'with tooth-like or serrated action', as when a blade cuts in a rough, jagged way.