English

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Etymology

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From toothy +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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toothily (comparative more toothily, superlative most toothily)

  1. In a toothy manner.
    • 2019 July 12, Jeannette Catsoulis, “‘Crawl’ Review: See You Later, Alligator”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Also eyeing them is a pair of toothily circling predators, who seem set to add Haley and Dave to their noisome floating larder of previously chomped-on snacks.