toothier; toothiest
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: having or showing prominent teeth
toothy grin
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a selection of gourmet cookies and other toothy delights
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Aimee Lou Wood, who played Chelsea, couldn’t believe the attention on her toothy smirk.
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Every detail of the house bears the touch of the artist, who died in 2022, from the toothy metal dragon guarding the gate to the ceramics and furniture painted with faces, fish, and flowers.
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New details include the discovery of articulated toothy plates that were embedded in the soft tissue of Buettnererpeton’s mouth, as well as the unique way other fossils formed.
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Look for one with a curved (not straight) claw and a smooth, not milled (or toothy) face.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Brittany Talarico, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Every detail of the house bears the touch of the artist, who died in 2022, from the toothy metal dragon guarding the gate to the ceramics and furniture painted with faces, fish, and flowers.
—Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
New details include the discovery of articulated toothy plates that were embedded in the soft tissue of Buettnererpeton’s mouth, as well as the unique way other fossils formed.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
Look for one with a curved (not straight) claw and a smooth, not milled (or toothy) face.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 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 6 May. 2025.
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