ˈtüthlə̇s adjective
Etymology: Middle English tothles, toothles, from toth, tooth + -les -less
1.
a. : not yet supplied with teeth : not having cut one's teeth
a toothless baby
b. : not provided with teeth
a toothless animal
a toothless saw
c. : having lost one's teeth
a toothless old woman
2.
a. : lacking in sharpness or bite
spoke in toothless generalities — Arthur Hepner
b. : lacking in means of enforcement or coercion : futile , ineffectual
a toothless piece of legislation — Nature Magazine
• tooth·less·ly adverb
• tooth·less·ness noun -es