teethless

adj

1. Synonym of toothless (“without teeth”).

   “In those combats every thing is opprobrious and repulsive—ay, every thing, from the teethless mouth, and the brutal looks of those degraded beings, to the preparations and precautions destined to prolong the combat.”

   “In Elena Castedo’s “Paradise,” delicious tropical fruits and sweets are the food of the rich, while teethless peasants lose their children to malnutrition and disease.”

   “People with teethless smiles, pudgy arms and near-bald heads don’t usually win beauty contests.”

2. Synonym of toothless (“weak”).

   “[Valerie] Brown’s attempt to impose “regional government” on the North Bay deservedly failed, her bill requiring government agencies to develop strategic plans is “teethless,” and another failed measure to cut government expense was “political farce,” [Roger] Williams said.”

   “Senate Republican leader John McKinney, who has argued strongly against hedge-fund regulations in the past, dismissed the bill as “teethless” legislation.”

   “Now they’ve come back with an ordinance that is completely teethless. It is way weaker than the one they had.”