toothier; toothiest
1
: having or showing prominent teeth
toothy grin
Examples of toothy in a Sentence
a selection of gourmet cookies and other toothy delights
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In one image, he is caught mid-run, clearly elated, with his ears flopping and mouth open in what appears to be a wide, toothy grin.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
The menu also included other toothy sensations from ultra sticky and tangy to impossibly sour, spicy or crunchy.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The toothy worm would have been about an inch long and could extend a tube-like mouth to catch prey.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
The smile that the lab had designed wasn’t meant for some toothy ad salesman.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
The menu also included other toothy sensations from ultra sticky and tangy to impossibly sour, spicy or crunchy.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The toothy worm would have been about an inch long and could extend a tube-like mouth to catch prey.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
The smile that the lab had designed wasn’t meant for some toothy ad salesman.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for toothy
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“Toothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothy. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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