toothcombing

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adjective

Of an analysis, a search, etc.: very thorough; detailed.

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Meanings

toothcombing1

adjectivetoothcombing (comparative more toothcombing, superlative most toothcombing)

comparative more toothcombing · superlative most toothcombing

  1. Of an analysis, a search, etc.: very thorough; detailed.

    Gladstone's toothcombing analysis of what the poems said and—sometimes even more importantly—what they did not say thus led him to remarkable discoveries about the cultural world of the ancient Greeks.

    2010, Guy Deutscher, Through the Language Glass, Arrow, published 2011, page 30
verb

alternative tooth-combing

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of toothcomb

toothcombing2

nountoothcombing (plural toothcombings)

plural toothcombings · alternative tooth-combing

  1. gerundgerund of toothcomb: a thorough search.

Origin

toothcombing · adjective, verb

From toothcomb + -ing.

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toothcombing · noun

From toothcomb + -ing.

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Cite this entry
APA

toothcombing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothcombing

MLA

“toothcombing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothcombing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toothcombing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothcombing.

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