different between toothy vs toothly

toothy

English

Etymology

From tooth +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?tu?.?i/

Adjective

toothy (comparative toothier, superlative toothiest)

  1. Having prominent teeth

Derived terms

  • toothily

Translations

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toothly

English

Etymology

From tooth +? -ly. Compare toothlike, teethlike, toothily.

Adjective

toothly (comparative toothlier or more toothly, superlative toothliest or most toothly)

  1. Of or pertaining to teeth; dental.
    • 1907, The Bay State monthly:
      For, firstly, the membership of these societies is limited; arid "toothly," as the colored preacher said, one blackball will keep out any one.
  2. Toothy.

Adverb

toothly (comparative toothlier or more toothly, superlative toothliest or most toothly)

  1. In a manner regarding teeth; dentally.
    • 1934, Popular science talks: Volume 12:
      Toothly speaking then — it pays to stay savage. There is evidence too, that civilizations long before ours felt the stress of dental cares.

Synonyms

  • teethly

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