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toothy

toothy

7 4.1
Having large visible teeth when smiling
  • adjective
  • /ˈtuːθi/
translation icon : dentado
  • An open-lipped, toothy smile, waiting for the go-ahead to continue talking.
  • toothy grin
  • toothy smile
  • toothy mouth

The first thing I'm going to see is that toothy grin.

Examples

  • Edging a modest estate that stood beside Harmonic Hall, Casimir allowed himself a toothy grin.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Leo and Iris were greeted by the owner with vigorous handshakes and a toothy smile.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Or that big, toothy muzzle.

    Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)

  • When he reached his brother, he flashed him a big toothy grin.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "You really love this kind of work, don't you?" He smiled, a wide, toothy, boyish grin.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • He greeted everyone with a broad toothy smile that lit up the room.

  • She couldn't help but laugh when she saw his toothy grin in the photograph.

  • The dog showed its toothy expression as it played happily in the park.

Synonyms

teethy
vstoothy
8.0

A smile or grin that shows many teeth

is about generally large or prominent teeth visible in any expression

Antonyms

toothless
13 2.4

Having no teeth in the mouth

How Toothy

toothy
7 4.1
toothless
13 2.4

Surface Forms

toothy positive

Morphology

toothy = tooth (transparent) = tooth + y

Standard adjective formation from 'tooth' + '-y' meaning 'having teeth' or 'characterized by teeth', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Toothy comes from the simple word tooth plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'having'. So a toothy smile is one that shows many or big teeth, making the teeth easy to notice.