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toothless

 adjective
     
tooth‧less
1HBH someone who is toothless has no teeth:
a toothless old woman
a toothless smile/grin
He gave us a toothless grin.
2SCL an organization that is toothless has no power to make people obey its rules:
Does the agency have the power to prosecute companies, or is it a toothless organization?
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