toothy
Americanadjective
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having or displaying conspicuous teeth.
a toothy smile.
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savory; appetizing; toothsome.
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possessing a rough surface.
toothy paper.
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Archaic. sharp or caustic.
toothy commentary.
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But she brushed off the barbs, saying: "I am toothy, dumpy, ugly, overweight, a spinster – what the hell."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
By now most Americans and Canadians know of Jack Hughes, the impossibly toothy and toothless forward on the 2026 U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
But since we know what that toothy nemesis is capable of, we almost feel sorry for the soldiers-for-hire that go up against it.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
Bertrand’s a tall, earnest fellow with a shaved head, a mustache, and a toothy grin.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
"Got somebody waiting for you?" he asks, his lips parted in a toothy grin.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
Green has a toothier texture and fresher flavor; red is saucier with dusky, earthen undertones.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Some of the bones belonged to the already-discovered Steropodon galmani, a shorter, stumpier and toothier ancestor of the platypus.
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
As shark experts call for a rebranding of the marine predators – suggesting that attacks be relabeled "incidents" or "interactions" – Cape Cod has begun to tentatively embrace its toothier neighbors.
From Fox News ● Sep. 17, 2021
She made James Brown’s toothy-looking smile look toothier with a round container that once held cheese wedges.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2018
We got some newer, meaner, toothier guys that were straight out of Seal Team 6 — serious knuckle-dragging master chiefs.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2017
And the mosasaurus—that was the biggest, meanest, toothiest, most unstoppable mosasaur there was.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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