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loose-toothed

loose-toothed adjective: exhibiting missing, misshapen, or misaligned teeth.

Adjective

loose-toothed

  1. (derogatory, informal, uncommon) Exhibiting missing, misshapen, or misaligned teeth.
    • But the Herr counselor knew us no longer, and troubled himself no further about the fatal history of the carriage and the dislocated hip of the loose-toothed aunt.1857, John Sullivan Dwight (contributor), Dwight's Journal of Music, A Paper of Art and Literature, volume 9, number 16, page 122
    • I have seen several black-mouthed, loose-toothed fellows, hankering after pickles.1906, Charles Wright Wills, Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Including a Day by Day Record of Sherman's March to the Sea; Letters and Diary of the Late Charles W. Wills, Private and Sergeant 8th...

Origin of loose-toothed

From loose + toothed.

Questions about loose-toothed

What does loose-toothed mean?
Loose-toothed means exhibiting missing, misshapen, or misaligned teeth.
What part of speech is loose-toothed?
Loose-toothed is an adjective.

Words near loose-toothed in the dictionary

  1. loose-leaf
  2. loose-lipped
  3. loose-meat sandwich
  4. loose-meat sandwiches
  5. loose-tongued
  6. loose-toothed
  7. loosebox
  8. looseboxes
  9. loosed
  10. loosed off
  11. loosed up

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