Definitions
lacking necessary force for effectiveness
Word origin
From Middle English tothles, from Old English tōþlēas, from Proto-Germanic *tanþlausaz (“toothless”), equivalent to tooth + -less. Cognate with Dutch tandeloos (“toothless”), German Low German tannlos (“toothless”), German zahnlos (“toothless”), Danish tandløs (“toothless”), Swedish tandlös (“toothless”), Icelandic tannlaus (“toothless”).
Used in a sentence
“a toothless old man”
“The treaty was toothless because of the lack of participation from the undersigned.”
“Not tell? Ha! ha! I could ſmile, / At this old, and toothleſſe vvile.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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