toothless

[ tooth-lis ]
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adjective
  1. lacking teeth.

  2. without a serrated edge, as a saw.

  1. lacking in force or sharpness; dull; ineffectual: a toothless argument.

Origin of toothless

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at tooth, -less

Other words from toothless

  • tooth·less·ly, adverb
  • tooth·less·ness, noun

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How to use toothless in a sentence

  • And in the worn-out brains there is still strength left for one more idea, a sly idea: that youth shall honor toothlessness.

    Knut Hamsun | Hanna Astrup Larsen
  • Noel smiled; and very slowly the baby's curly mouth unclosed, and discovered his toothlessness.

    Saint's Progress | John Galsworthy
  • He had been without them for so many years that toothlessness was felt less to be a defect than hard gums an acquisition.