Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being toothsome; pleasantness to the taste.
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- noun The state or condition of being
toothsome .
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- noun extreme appetizingness
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Examples
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a feast that might vie in "toothsomeness" if not in elegance with the best ever elaborated by the celebrated caterer.
Self-Raised Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859
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Bring tomato mixture to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes, or until pasta is done to your degree of toothsomeness.
Hot, Sweet Spaghetti Lindy 2006
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I've noticed that the 2 free range chickens which I get each month from the neighbor of my CSA farmer, delivered one week each month with my vegs, have, in addition to excellent flavor, a welcome toothsomeness.
Summerfood Lindy 2008
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I've noticed that the 2 free range chickens which I get each month from the neighbor of my CSA farmer, delivered one week each month with my vegs, have, in addition to excellent flavor, a welcome toothsomeness.
Partytime Lindy 2008
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Bring tomato mixture to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes, or until pasta is done to your degree of toothsomeness.
Great Plain Lindy 2008
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Yet the lightness comes with no sacrifice of toothsomeness, if you know what I mean.
Toast: Lindy 2006
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The truth is, despite the toothsomeness of his campaign slogan, we are not yet the people we have been waiting for.
Sam Harris: What Barack Obama Could Not (and Should Not) Say 2008
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Bring tomato mixture to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes, or until pasta is done to your degree of toothsomeness.
Toast: Lindy 2006
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I've noticed that the 2 free range chickens which I get each month from the neighbor of my CSA farmer, delivered one week each month with my vegs, have, in addition to excellent flavor, a welcome toothsomeness.
20th Century Food Lindy 2008
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I've noticed that the 2 free range chickens which I get each month from the neighbor of my CSA farmer, delivered one week each month with my vegs, have, in addition to excellent flavor, a welcome toothsomeness.
Lindy the Chicken Lindy 2008
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