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Definition of toothless - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
medicalhaving no teeth
- The old man gave a toothless grin.
2.
weaklacking power or effectiveness
- The committee's toothless regulations failed to make an impact.
Expressions with toothless
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lacking power to enforce compliance or change
The toothless law failed to reduce pollution.
entity that seems powerful but is ineffective
The new policy is just a toothless tiger.
Origin of toothless
English, tooth (dental structure) + -less (without)
Terms with toothless included in their meaning
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medical
toothless or not showing teeth
medical
lacking teeth or toothless
toothless
having no teeth
toothless
having no teeth
toothless animal
animal that has lost all its teeth
Examples of toothless in a sentence
Without dentures, he remained toothless and quiet. The law was criticized for being toothless and ineffective. Without enforcement, the policy remains toothless.
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- French:édenté, inefficace, ...
- German:zahnlos, machtlos, ...
- Italian:sdentato, inefficace, ...
- Spanish:desdentado, ineficaz, ...
- Portuguese:desdentado, ineficazes, ...
- Chinese:无牙的, 无力的, ...
- Japanese:歯のない, 無力な, ...
- Arabic:بِلا أَسْنَان, ضعيف, ...
- Hebrew:חֲסַר שִׁנַּיִם, חֲסַר שִׁינַיִם, ...
- Russian:беззубый, бессильный, ...
- Ukrainian:беззубий, слабкий, ...
- Hindi:दाँतहीन, कमज़ोर, ...
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