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Toothy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Having or showing prominent teeth.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Having prominent teeth

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Toothed; with teeth.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Having teeth; full of teeth.

Toothsome.

Biting; carping; crabbed; peevish.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. having or showing prominent teeth

Word Usage

"His house-made strozzapreti with wild boar ragu has the kind of toothy textural mojo passed down by generations of nonnas; his pillowy gnocchi with rabbit confit sauce is dressed in a thin arugula pesto that had my table gobsmacked; and an Acquarello aged-rice pudding accented with crunchy puffed rice brittle makes playful but respectful use of esoteric ingredients."

Equivalent

toothed

Variant

toothiest toothier

Form

toothily

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

toothed

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

wolfish gap-toothed lipless doglike sharp-toothed