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gumless

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English

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Etymology

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From gum +‎ -less.

Adjective

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gumless (not comparable)

  1. Without gum.
    a gumless postage stamp
    the gumless streets of Singapore, where chewing-gum is banned
  2. Without gums (part of the mouth).
    • 2011, Martina Nicolls, The Sudan Curse, page 15:
      The sight of deep-pitted orbs and gumless mouths with protruding crooked teeth was macabre and gruesome.

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