fine-toothed

1. 1.

   having fine teeth set close together

   “a fine-toothed comb”

   Synonymsfine-tooth

   Similartoothed

Questions about fine-toothed

What does fine-toothed mean?

fine-toothed means "having fine teeth set close together".

How many syllables are in fine-toothed?

fine-toothed has 3 syllables: fine--too-thed. The stress falls on "fine-".

What is another word for fine-toothed?

Close synonyms include fine-tooth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fine-toothed a common word?