"toothsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtuθ.səm/ [US], [ˈtuθ.sm̩] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-toothsome.wav Forms: more toothsome [comparative], most toothsome [superlative]
Etymology: From tooth + -some. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|tooth|some|pos=adjective}} tooth + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} toothsome (comparative more toothsome, superlative most toothsome)
  1. Delicious. Categories (topical): Appearance Synonyms: luscious, delicious
    Sense id: en-toothsome-en-adj-7jAcGOzz Disambiguation of Appearance: 44 50 2 4 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -some: 18 12 34 37
  2. (by extension of sense 1, and by analogy to slang tasty) Sexually attractive. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Appearance Synonyms: juicy, sexy Translations (sexually attractive): hemaiseva (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-toothsome-en-adj-LMxNnduF Disambiguation of Appearance: 44 50 2 4 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -some: 18 12 34 37 Disambiguation of 'sexually attractive': 7 91 1 1
  3. Having a pleasing texture when bitten. Translations (having a pleasing texture when bitten): kovankypsä (Finnish), al dente (al dente) (Finnish), napakka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-toothsome-en-adj-A59fzIcH Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -some: 18 12 34 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 49 47 Disambiguation of 'having a pleasing texture when bitten': 3 2 92 3
  4. Showing lots of teeth; toothy.
    Sense id: en-toothsome-en-adj-oi645VpJ Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -some: 18 12 34 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 49 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 0 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 5 34 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 3 31 52
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