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toothy
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
toothy
tooth‧y
/
ˈtuːθi
/
adjective
→
toothy smile/grin
Examples from the Corpus
toothy
•
He took the
cigarette
holder
out of his
wide
mouth
and
beamed
at his
visitor
, his Roosevelt
smile
,
warm
and
toothy
.
•
Bafflingly for Barry, his
hairy
chest
,
toothy
grin
and even his
ale
and
hearty
tum
couldn't win her over.
•
He gave her a wide
toothy
grin, and immediately
realized
it was exactly the wrong
approach
.
•
The
toothy
grin of this naturally
modest
farmer's
son
was less than
villainous
at the
finish
.
•
Her son holding his head beside the big
carved
pumpkin
,
mimicking
a wide,
toothy
grin.
•
Those who remembered him with his
barrow
recalled
a
cheerful
,
toothy
smile, an
infectious
, confidence-inspiring
laugh
.
•
He is small for his age with large
brown
eyes, a
toothy
smile,
sloping
shoulders
and a
readiness
to
please
.
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