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gumless en · ADJ

Etymology

From gum + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Without gum.
    • the gumless streets of Singapore, where chewing gum is banned
    • a gumless postage stamp
  2. (not-comparable) Without gums (part of the mouth).
    • The sight of deep-pitted orbs and gumless mouths with protruding crooked teeth was macabre and gruesome. 2011, Martina Nicolls, The Sudan Curse, page 15: