liplessly

English

Etymology

lipless +‎ -ly

Adverb

liplessly (not comparable)

1. Without lips.
   • 2003, Barry Gifford, Thomas A. McCarthy, The rooster trapped in the reptile room, page 266:

     Five Horse Johnson grinned liplessly, exposing six slimy orange teeth, then fell sideways off his stool to the floor. Wesley finished his whisky and put two dollars on the bar. "This do it?" he asked the bartender, who nodded.