Meaning & use
toothsome
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Delicious and pleasing to the taste, or, more broadly, attractive.
See it in a sentence
The bakery window displayed a toothsome array of pastries.
She gave him a toothsome smile as she teased him.
A note on using this word
Despite containing 'tooth,' the word usually describes taste or general attractiveness rather than literal teeth.
Words with a similar meaning
deliciousappetizing
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Words with an opposite meaning
unappetizingdistasteful
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