toothier; toothiest
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: having or showing prominent teeth
toothy grin
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a selection of gourmet cookies and other toothy delights
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Thomasina Lentz Binders had been stuffed with messages in a variety of languages and more than a few renderings of peanuts, including one with a toothy grin and angel’s wings.
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Audra Melton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The images show a woman seen in the background just over Ricky Ricardo’s shoulder who now looks decidedly more masculine, with bulging, dead eyes, and a toothy smile floating over a necklace.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
Here’s last week’s handouts, the instructor said, read them at your leisure at home, and gave Eliza a toothy smile that turned the austere face suddenly soft and dimpled.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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
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Audra Melton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Related Stories ‘Bad Monkey’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+
The images show a woman seen in the background just over Ricky Ricardo’s shoulder who now looks decidedly more masculine, with bulging, dead eyes, and a toothy smile floating over a necklace.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
Here’s last week’s handouts, the instructor said, read them at your leisure at home, and gave Eliza a toothy smile that turned the austere face suddenly soft and dimpled.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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
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“Toothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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