toothlessly

toothlessly

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  • toothlessly — toothless ► ADJECTIVE 1) having no teeth. 2) lacking genuine force or effectiveness. DERIVATIVES toothlessly adverb toothlessness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • toothlessly — adverb In a toothless way; without teeth …   Wiktionary

  • toothlessly — tooth·less·ly …   English syllables

  • toothlessly — adverb see toothless …   Useful english dictionary

  • toothless — toothlessly, adv. toothlessness, n. /toohth lis/, adj. 1. lacking teeth. 2. without a serrated edge, as a saw. 3. lacking in force or sharpness; dull; ineffectual: a toothless argument. [1350 1400; ME; see TOOTH, LESS] * * * …   Universalium

  • toothlessness — See toothlessly. * * * …   Universalium

  • toothless — (adj.) late 14c., in literal sense, from TOOTH (Cf. tooth) + LESS (Cf. less). Figurative sense of dull is recorded from 1590s; that of lacking enforcement powers is first recorded 1961. Related: Toothlessly; toothlessness …   Etymology dictionary

  • toothless — adjective 1》 having no teeth. 2》 lacking power or effectiveness. Derivatives toothlessly adverb toothlessness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • toothless — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having no teeth. 2) lacking genuine force or effectiveness. DERIVATIVES toothlessly adverb toothlessness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • toothlessness — toothless ► ADJECTIVE 1) having no teeth. 2) lacking genuine force or effectiveness. DERIVATIVES toothlessly adverb toothlessness noun …   English terms dictionary

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