Liplessly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Without lips. not-comparable

    "Five Horse Johnson grinned liplessly, exposing six slimy orange teeth, then fell sideways off his stool to the floor. Wesley finished his whisky and put two dollars on the bar. "This do it?" he asked the bartender, who nodded."

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"Five Horse Johnson grinned liplessly, exposing six slimy orange teeth, then fell sideways off his stool to the floor. Wesley finished his whisky and put two dollars on the bar. "This do it?" he asked the bartender, who nodded."

Etymology

From lipless + -ly.

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