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toothbrushy

toothbrushy adjective: resembling or characteristic of a toothbrush; bristly.

Adjective

toothbrushy (comparative more toothbrushy, superlative most toothbrushy)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a toothbrush; bristly.
    • Art nodded to me as he sat down, his toothbrushy white crew-cut standing in stark contrast to his deeply tanned skin.2010, Derek Gentry, Here Comes Your Man

Forms of toothbrushy

comparativemore toothbrushy
superlativemost toothbrushy

Origin of toothbrushy

From toothbrush + -y.

Questions about toothbrushy

What does toothbrushy mean?
Toothbrushy means resembling or characteristic of a toothbrush; bristly.
What part of speech is toothbrushy?
Toothbrushy is an adjective.

Words near toothbrushy in the dictionary

  1. toothbrushful
  2. toothbrushfuls
  3. toothbrushing
  4. toothbrushings
  5. toothbrushless
  6. toothbrushy
  7. toothcare
  8. toothcarp
  9. toothcarps
  10. toothcomb
  11. toothcombed

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