Edentulous
/iˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Toothless. not-comparable
"A Malay elder crawled on to the veranda, greeted Crabbe with an edentulous "Tabek!" and then crouched in a dark corner, chewing a quid of sireh with hard gums."
Adjective
- 1 having lost teeth wordnet
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More examples"A Malay elder crawled on to the veranda, greeted Crabbe with an edentulous "Tabek!" and then crouched in a dark corner, chewing a quid of sireh with hard gums."
Etymology
Latin edentulus, which is in turn derived from the prefix e-, meaning "without", and the word dens, meaning "tooth."