"toothful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more toothful [comparative], most toothful [superlative]
Etymology: tooth + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tooth|ful|pos=adjective}} tooth + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} toothful (comparative more toothful, superlative most toothful)
  1. Toothy; showing the teeth. Synonyms: teethful
    Sense id: en-toothful-en-adj-QdnFfV1Q Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 59 20 21 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 2 5
  2. (obsolete) Toothsome. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-toothful-en-adj-~-Wfg0tp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: toothfuls [plural]
Etymology: tooth + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tooth|ful|pos=noun}} tooth + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} toothful (plural toothfuls)
  1. (archaic) A small amount, especially a small alcoholic drink. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-toothful-en-noun-duFq0icr Categories (other): English nouns suffixed with -ful
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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