toothless
[ tooth-lis ]
adjective
lacking teeth.
without a serrated edge, as a saw.
lacking in force or sharpness; dull; ineffectual: a toothless argument.
Origin of toothless
1Other words from toothless
- tooth·less·ly, adverb
- tooth·less·ness, noun
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How to use toothless in a sentence
He set his arms akimbo and smiled toothlessly upon the visitor.
The Opened Shutters | Clara Louise BurnhamThe "maid," who was incidentally a grandmother, wore a blue skirt and a red blouse and smiled cheerfully and toothlessly.
The Halo | Bettina von HuttenThe little mumbling, baby mouths of the breathing waves bit toothlessly upon the rocks.
The Guests Of Hercules | C. N. Williamson and A. M. WilliamsonIt is a good-fortune basket, pretty little ladies, repeated the old Gypsy, grinning at them toothlessly.
The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies | Grace Brooks HillThen he smiled toothlessly and swung off his bowl of a hat with a grand air.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. Moore
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