"teethless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more teethless [comparative], most teethless [superlative]
Etymology: From teeth + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|teeth|less}} teeth + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} teethless (comparative more teethless, superlative most teethless)
  1. Synonym of toothless (“without teeth”) Synonyms: toothless [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-teethless-en-adj-NJt3h8uo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 78 22
  2. Synonym of toothless (“weak”) Synonyms: toothless [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-teethless-en-adj-CRploOpd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: teeth-less

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