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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The toothy worm would have been about an inch long and could extend a tube-like mouth to catch prey.
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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
Flaherty, Carl Weathers, and the aforementioned toothy reptile.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
The mischievous elf with pointy ears and a toothy grin made its leap to collectible toy four years later, thanks to China’s Pop Mart.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
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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
Flaherty, Carl Weathers, and the aforementioned toothy reptile.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
The mischievous elf with pointy ears and a toothy grin made its leap to collectible toy four years later, thanks to China’s Pop Mart.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 25 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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