toothly

comparative toothlier · comparative more toothly · superlative toothliest · superlative most toothly

1. Of or pertaining to teeth; dental.

   For, firstly, the membership of these societies is limited; arid "toothly," as the colored preacher said, one blackball will keep out any one.

   1907, The Bay State monthly

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   Peter stored his toothly treasures in a beautiful wooden case. Each tooth was secured to its own little compartment with a gray silk ribbon looped around it.

   1998, Sheila De La Rosa, The Encyclopedia of Weird

2. Toothy.

   She returned a toothly grin that displayed her deep, pretty dimples.

   2010, Robert Crudup, Malachi Moon: Journey of a Bluesman

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   'I see you're admiring our decor,' the man said with a toothly smile, and Paresh noticed that his canines bit wolfishly into his thick mulberry lip.

   1997, Kalpana Swaminathan, Cryptic death and other stories

comparative toothlier · comparative more toothly · superlative toothliest · superlative most toothly

1. In a manner regarding teeth; dentally.

   Toothly speaking then — it pays to stay savage. There is evidence too, that civilizations long before ours felt the stress of dental cares.

   1934, Popular science talks: Volume 12

   Synonyms: teethly