: having teeth especially of a specified kind or number
—often used in combination
fine-toothed
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Leaves are dark green with some light patches, slightly hairy, and divided into three-toothed leaflets.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
The sharp-toothed action flick centers on a South Carolina coastal town wrecked by a hurricane.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
In what is now the La Brea Tar Pits, sticky pools of asphalt famously trapped dire wolves and sabre-toothed cats.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Luckily, the protagonist is a young man with a moving and complicated backstory and a photogenic, wonky-toothed smile.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
The sharp-toothed action flick centers on a South Carolina coastal town wrecked by a hurricane.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
In what is now the La Brea Tar Pits, sticky pools of asphalt famously trapped dire wolves and sabre-toothed cats.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Luckily, the protagonist is a young man with a moving and complicated backstory and a photogenic, wonky-toothed smile.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Toothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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