toothless
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2.4
- adjective
- /ˈtuːθləs/
- He is hollow eyed, toothless, his hat infamous, broad brimmed, embellished with feathers, alive macaw.
- toothless mouth
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Watch on YouTubeWhen the retarded, toothless black Midget says you're a mess, you get help.
- When the retarded, toothless black Midget says you're a mess, you get help.
Examples
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The little thing smiled, toothless, and kicked his legs, happy to be free of the diapers.
Fiction book (1996) -
Step right up here and see Gumbo, the toothless elephant.
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The night is a man with a toothless mouth and burning eyes.
Fiction book (1998) -
Toothless and ready to go.
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His head was now floating over the street, smiling with his toothless mouth.
Fiction book (1999) -
In 50 years, she'll be just another toothless old hag.
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His old eyes were bluish-white, and his toothless mouth worked continually, like a cow chewing its cud.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her lips smacked over her toothless gums, and her wrinkled chin trembled as she spoke.
Fiction book (1995) -
The man's rodent face, startled in the light of the bull's-eye, opened into a toothless death's-head grin.
Fiction book (1990) -
The toothless puppy struggled to chew its food, making a mess all over the floor.
Synonyms
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9.9
Having no natural teeth and often wearing false teeth
Having few or no teeth
Having few or no teeth
Having few or no teeth
Having a smooth edge with no small sharp points
Antonyms
Compounds
How Toothed
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Morphology
Etymology
Toothless comes from the simple parts tooth and -less, where -less means 'without', so it literally means 'without teeth', like a person or animal with no teeth.