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[ tooth-lis ] / ˈtuθ lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR toothless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelacking teeth. without a serrated edge, as a saw. lacking in force or sharpness; dull; ineffectual: a toothless argument. Origin of toothlessMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at tooth, -less OTHER WORDS FROM toothlesstooth·less·ly, adverbtooth·less·ness, nounWords nearby toothlesstoothed whale, tooth fairy, tooth fungus, tooth germ, toothing, toothless, toothpaste, toothpick, tooth powder, tooth pulp, tooth shell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for toothlessIt was like witnessing the last two weeks of the life of a blind and toothless dog you knew the vet was just itching to destroy. Dems, It’s Time to Dump Dixie|Michael Tomasky|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Trierweiler claims that Hollande, a socialist, showed contempt for the poor, supposedly calling them “the toothless.” Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex|Lizzie Crocker|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST This man, the man of the left, says in private ‘the toothless,’ proud of his quip. Hollande's Jilted Lover Valerie Trierweiler Tells All|Tracy McNicoll|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST To those unaccustomed to the machinations of the UN, this may seem like yet another insignificant and toothless resolution. At the United Nations, It’s Human Rights, Putin-Style|Jay Michaelson|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The statement after the emergency NATO meeting was a toothless collection of platitudes. Crimea Is Gone—What Does NATO Do Next?|Christopher Dickey|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST I am speaking of men who wish to win reputation before they are toothless. New Grub Street|George Gissing Many a one, also, waxeth too old for his truths and triumphs; a toothless mouth hath no longer the right to every truth. Thus Spake Zarathustra|Friedrich Nietzsche Forward it moved, and the horrible human hands stretched forward, while the mouth split in a wide, toothless grin. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930|Victor Rousseau The old man again brought his face close to the other's and the words came whistling from his toothless mouth. In Kali's Country|Emily Churchill Thompson Sheets The toothless chatter of the old men (in high falsetto) is an especially amusing detail. The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
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