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teethly

teethly adjective: of or pertaining to teeth; dental; full of teeth.

Adjective

teethly (comparative more teethly, superlative most teethly)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Of or pertaining to teeth; dental; full of teeth.
    • … I altered generally to dirty grayish white or on thick layer of medium showed more or less rosy coloration, without wrinkles, granular developement and teethly growth on either side of the streak; …1892, Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection: Volume 2231
    • The fish, which ^([sic]) scales, fins and tail are very carefully rendered, opens deeply his teethly mouth.1998, Laurent Chrzanovski, D. V. Zhuravlev, Lamps from Chersonesos in the State Historical Museum, Moscow
    Synonyms:
    teethy, toothly, toothy

Synonyms of teethly

Forms of teethly

comparativemore teethly
superlativemost teethly

Origin of teethly

From teeth + -ly. Compare toothly.

Questions about teethly

What does teethly mean?
Teethly means of or pertaining to teeth; dental; full of teeth.
What part of speech is teethly?
Teethly is an adjective.

Words near teethly in the dictionary

  1. teething trouble
  2. teething troubles
  3. teethings
  4. teethless
  5. teethlike
  6. teethly
  7. teethmark
  8. teethmarks
  9. teethridge
  10. teethridges
  11. teeths

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