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gap-toothed

American

[gap-tootht, -toothd] / ˈgæpˌtuθt, -ˌtuðd /

adjective

having a noticeable space between two teeth.

gap-toothed British

adjective

having wide spaces between the teeth

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Etymology

Origin of gap-toothed

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

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But the point isn’t to use them but to collect them, and perhaps look at the yellow, smiling, gap-toothed face of SpongeBob when you need a quick pick-me-up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

A new photograph showing a gap-toothed Prince Louis has been released by Kensington Palace to mark his seventh birthday.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

Denver’s biggest sports star at that time: a gap-toothed undersized center with an awkward-but-effective head fake named Dan Issel.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

They fussed over Ammy as she played in the yard in a flowery gown, an amulet tied around her neck, alternating between bewilderment and gap-toothed smiles at all the sudden attention.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2022

Isabel, who shows her gap-toothed smile even when she prays, makes me wish that I had known such a cheerful friend at Elsinore.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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