Dentistical

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling, or relating to, a dentist.

    "And yet even the crocodile likes to have his teeth cleaned; insects get into them, and, horrible reptile though he be, he opens his jaws inoffensively to a faithful dentistical bird, who volunteers his beak for a toothpick."

Example

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"And yet even the crocodile likes to have his teeth cleaned; insects get into them, and, horrible reptile though he be, he opens his jaws inoffensively to a faithful dentistical bird, who volunteers his beak for a toothpick."

Etymology

From dentist + -ical.

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