Edentulous

//iˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 1
    having lost teeth wordnet

Synonyms

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toothless

Example

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"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."

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