toothless
IPA: tˈuθɫʌs
adjective
- Having no teeth.
- (figuratively) Weak; having no ability to enforce something.
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Examples of "toothless" in Sentences
- Seat the delegates by all means but they must remain toothless – they broke the rules.
- He agreed the days of the Australian Press Council, which he called a "toothless tiger", could be numbered
- I enjoyed it FAR FAR more than AVATAR. alnst agree on the flying scene. it's impressive. and toothless is cute.
- The hearing also highlighted partisan differences, as agents raised concerns about existing gun laws one called "toothless."
- For there are some creatures which from birth are without sight, or without teeth, but these are not called toothless or blind.
- That would come as some surprise to all of those people who have been criticizing the CPRA as completely toothless, which is just about everybody.
- Wolpert wouldn't have been at all surprised by this, as he makes clear: the gruel of the toothless is an oddly moveable feast, and the older people get, the older they believe "old" to be.
- SNOW: Now, in addition to establishing a peace treaty, a former UNIFIL official says unless there is a clear mandate, there will be what he describes as a toothless U.N. peacekeeping force that will turn out only to be a disaster -- Wolf.
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