toothward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

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"Sir James Goodhart, I presume, does not doubt the ulceration ' of the toothward surface of the gum-flaps forming the pockets, but there are other areas of ulceration."
"We have observed the ancients’ misapplication and abuse of a panoply of caustic and corrosive materials turned toothward. Thankfully, arsenic, strong acids, and the like have long ago been removed from the dentist’s formulary."

From tooth + -ward.

more toothward (comparative) most toothward (superlative)

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