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toothy

[ too-thee, -thee ]

adjective

, tooth·i·er, tooth·i·est.
  1. having or displaying conspicuous teeth: tooth:

    a toothy smile.

  2. savory; appetizing; toothsome.
  3. possessing a rough surface:

    toothy paper.

  4. Archaic. sharp or caustic:

    toothy commentary.



toothy

/ ˈtuːθɪ /

adjective

  1. having or showing numerous, large, or projecting teeth

    a toothy grin



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Derived Forms

  • ˈtoothiness, noun
  • ˈtoothily, adverb

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Other Words From

  • toothi·ly adverb
  • toothi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of toothy1

First recorded in 1520–30; tooth + -y 1

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Example Sentences

As the driver bios appeared on the jumbo screen, I flashed a toothy grin after noticing that two of them were women.

His friends were safely known by the Polish versions of Toothy, Hoppy, Conky, Baldy, Whitey, Carrot Top and Chopper.

He just kept looking at the picture, staring at his little brunette with her big, toothy grin.

People refer to it all the time with toothy glee as a way to convey just how grim the great outdoors looms.

Each bowed his or her head, and Roach responded in turn with a warm, toothy smile.

Rawhide Jones, Toothy, and Brayley came out of the bunk-house together.

A quick turn about the horn of his saddle, and Toothy set up his own horse.

The creature gave him a toothy smile, nodded once, and grew more indistinct.

Each sob from dying pike's tail, doomed to a long toothy snout for her disobedience by Manitou, formed a larger fish.

It was a little short in the jaw, me not having one of their toothy mandibles, but that was all right.

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