toothlessly

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adverb

In a toothless way; without teeth.

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Meanings

adverbtoothlessly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a toothless way; without teeth.

    A wrinkled old woman, pulling a little wagon full of kindling, turned to smile toothlessly up at him a at the sound of his artless tenor.

    1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part III, Chapter II, page 275

Origin

From toothless + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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