toothless
adjective/ˈtuθləs/
Frequency rank: #13,632 most common English word
Meaning
lacking power or effectiveness; unable to enforce or achieve anything.
Example sentence
The new regulations turned out to be toothless, since no one was ever fined for breaking them.
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