sharp-toothed

ʃɑːrp-tuːθt

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Definition of sharp-toothed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

medical

Rare

having teeth that are pointed and sharp

Rare

The sharp-toothed shark swam swiftly through the water.

behavior

Rare

aggressive or harsh in nature

Rare

Her sharp-toothed remarks left him speechless.

fierce

intense

vicious

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Origin of sharp-toothed

Old English, scearp (sharp) + toth (tooth)

Terms with sharp-toothed included in their meaning

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alligatorfish

saltwater biology

elongated, sharp-toothed bottom dweller from the northwestern Atlantic

Examples of sharp-toothed in a sentence

A sharp-toothed creature appeared in the horror movie.
His sharp-toothed criticism was hard to ignore.
The sharp-toothed debate left everyone tense.

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French:dentelé, acerbe, ...
German:spitzzahnig, scharfzüngig, ...
Italian:dai denti affilati, tagliente, ...
Spanish:dentado, agresivo, ...
Portuguese:dentado, feroz, ...
Chinese:尖牙的, 尖锐的, ...
Japanese:鋭い歯を持つ, 辛辣な, ...
Arabic:حادّ الأسنان, حادّ, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל שִׁנַּיִם חַדּוֹת, עוֹקְצָנִי, ...
Russian:острозубый, резкий, ...
Ukrainian:гострозубий, різкий, ...
Hindi:नुकीले दांतों वाला, कठोर, ...
Bengali:ধারালো দাঁতের, কঠোর, ...
Catalan:de dents afilades, ferotge, ...
Czech:ostrozubý, jízlivý, ...
Danish:skarp-tandet, skarptandet, ...
Dutch:scherptandig, ...
Greek:κοφτερόδοντος, αιχμηρός, ...
Hungarian:éles fogú, maró, ...
Khmer:មានធ្មេញមុតស្រួច, មុតមាំ, ...
Korean:날카로운 이빨의, 날카로운, ...
Persian:دندان‌تیز, نیش‌دار, ...
Polish:ostrozębny, ostry, ...
Portuguese (BR):de dentes afiados, agressivo, ...
Romanian:cu dinți ascuțiți, aspru, ...
Swedish:vass-tandad, skarp, ...
Thai:แหลมคม, รุนแรง, ...
Turkish:keskin dişli, sert, ...
Vietnamese:răng nhọn, sắc bén, ...

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