toothier; toothiest
1
: having or showing prominent teeth
toothy grin
2
toothily adverb

Examples of toothy in a Sentence

a selection of gourmet cookies and other toothy delights
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The closest comparison to his take isn’t Joaquin Phoenix in Mangold’s Johnny Cash flick Walk the Line or Rami Malek’s toothy Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024 To stress the point, Trainor then looked at the camera and attempted her toothiest grin. 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 See all Example Sentences for toothy 

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of toothy was in 1530

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“Toothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothy. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

toothy

adjective
toothier; toothiest
: having or showing many usually large teeth
a toothy grin
toothily adverb
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