Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toothlessly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tooth-less-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a toothless way; without teeth.

Example Sentences

"A wrinkled old woman, pulling a little wagon full of kindling, turned to smile toothlessly up at him a at the sound of his artless tenor."

Etymology

Etymology tree English toothless Middle English -ly English -ly English toothlessly From toothless + -ly.

Questions

What does toothlessly mean?: In a toothless way; without teeth.
Where does toothlessly come from?: Etymology tree English toothless Middle English -ly English -ly English toothlessly From toothless + -ly.

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