Edentulous (adj)
ee-den-tool-us
Lacking teeth.
Early 18th century: from Latin edentulus, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + dens, dent- ‘tooth’ + -ulous.
Example sentences
“He was edentulous, but all the other checks were fine.”
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