The difference between Dental and Toothly

When used as adjectives, dental means of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care, whereas toothly means of or pertaining to teeth.


Dental is also noun with the meaning: cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.

Toothly is also adverb with the meaning: in a manner regarding teeth.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dental and Toothly

  1. Dental as an adjective:

    Of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.

  2. Dental as an adjective:

    Of or concerning dentistry.

  3. Dental as an adjective (phonetics):

    Made with the tongue touching the teeth, as in dental fricative.

  1. Dental as a noun (veterinary medicine):

    Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.

  2. Dental as a noun (phonetics):

    A dental sound.

  1. Toothly as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to teeth; dental.

  2. Toothly as an adjective:

    Toothy.

  1. Toothly as an adverb:

    In a manner regarding teeth; dentally.

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