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• a  lacking teeth
  most birds are toothless
  a toothless old crone
• s  lacking necessary force for effectiveness
  a toothless piece of legislation

• Humble, soft-spoken and flashing a toothless smile, he is beloved even by his rivals: in a poll during the last World Pool Championship, over half of the competitors named him as .
• She, a toothless, white-haired hag, was called the Queen of the Mafia gangs.
• Some of the others were toothless, hungry folk in tattered clothes, who came from nearby shantytowns.

• toothed

News & Articles

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• Fresno budget hearings in neutral, waiting for Swearengin report
  Mayor Ashley Swearengin is slated Wednesday afternoon to tell the Fresno City Council how she'll fix next year's finances, mercifully ending what has been two days of toothless budget hearings.
  June 12, 2013 - The Fresno Bee
• Schooled in barbecue at Max's Memphis BBQ in Red Hook (video, recipe)
  There was something about Sonny the pit master that made a lasting impression on Hudson Valley restaurateur David Weiss. In his tiny roadside shack just outside of Kansas City, Mo., the toothless man with the heavy accent invited Weiss to sit beside him to learn about the manly art of rugged, robust barbecue.
  June 12, 2013 - Kingston Daily Freeman
• New Great Lake exhibit opens at Shedd Aquarium
  Two-year-old Carson Bobek squealed, then recoiled as he plunged both hands into the icy water exclaiming — “Too far!” He gestured to a 4-foot, toothless black fish that slowly lumbered by and carefully stuck near the gravel-lined bottom of the 1,440 gallon tank Tuesday at the Shedd Aquarium’s newly revamped Great Lakes exhibit, “At Home on the Great Lakes.” A second, then a third fish, called ...
  June 11, 2013 - Chicago Sun-Times

Quotes

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• Harry Reid in Forbes
  Prospects for a less-sweeping, bipartisan challenge to President Bush suffered a setback when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the leading proposal has "less teeth than a toothless tiger."
• Andre Marin in CTV.ca
  We heard repeatedly from SIU staff and members of the public alike that the SIU was essentially toothless,Marin said in the report. "It is clear that something must be done to dispel the SIU's image as a toothless tiger and muzzled...
• Tom Vilsack in Washington Post
  Disclosing earmarks and passing toothless budget resolutions isn't real change; it's staying the course,Vilsack said, according to excerpts of his speech. "Taking the tough steps needed to actually balance the budget is real change. That's...