TOOTHLESS


Meaning of TOOTHLESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tu:θləs ]

1.

You use toothless to describe a person or their smile when they have no teeth.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

If you describe something such as an official group or a law as toothless , you mean it has no real power and is not effective.

In his view, the Commission remains a toothless and ineffectual body.

ADJ

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