as in delicious
very pleasing to the sense of taste
a selection of gourmet cookies and other toothy delights
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Recent Examples of toothy
To stress the point, Trainor then looked at the camera and attempted her toothiest grin.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Watch Cher react to Knightley’s toothy tribute above.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
Knightley showed off her toothy tune-making on the talk show in 2018.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
On the eve of the first Test, ahead of a blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia captain Pat Cummins wore a toothy grin for almost the entirety of his media engagements which lasted more than 30 minutes.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Watch Cher react to Knightley’s toothy tribute above.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
Knightley showed off her toothy tune-making on the talk show in 2018.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
On the eve of the first Test, ahead of a blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia captain Pat Cummins wore a toothy grin for almost the entirety of his media engagements which lasted more than 30 minutes.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toothy
Adjective
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That would be a delicious irony — the ultimate cherry atop the revitalization cake.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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The casual dining chain's comparable sales rose a delicious 31% in its most recent quarter, parent company Brinker International reported yesterday.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Sweet alyssum and stock, which are members of the mustard family (that includes cabbage and broccoli) are winter bloomers with both leaves and flowers that are edible.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
30 Jan. 2025
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Only one entry, Denver Bone Broth, focused on making offal more edible to humans.—
Miguel Otárola,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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There, in an attractive two-story suburban house with plenty of natural light, a wraparound front porch and a spacious backyard, the spirit wanders the handsome, blandly tasteful rooms and looks out the many windows.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Roberts also expressed concerns that the nature of this content has changed since the era of relatively tasteful nude photographs in Playboy magazine.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Toothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toothy. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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