Definition of "toothless" []

• Lacking teeth. (adjective)
• Lacking force; ineffectual. (adjective)

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• "SNOW: Now, in addition to establishing a peace treaty, a former UNIFIL official says unless there is a clear mandate, there will be what he describes as a toothless U.N. peacekeeping force that will turn out only to be a disaster -- Wolf."
• "He agreed the days of the Australian Press Council, which he called a "toothless tiger", could be numbered"
• "The hearing also highlighted partisan differences, as agents raised concerns about existing gun laws one called "toothless.""