Tongued
/tʌŋd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of tongue form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Resembling a tongue. not-comparable
- 2 Having a particular manner of speaking. in-compounds, not-comparable
"He's a sharp-tongued boy."
- 3 Having a tongue for towing. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination wordnet
- 2 provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination wordnet
Example
More examples"Calling them “silver tongued pundits,” Kenner says their job is to simplify and manipulate arcane scientific data for public consumption."
Etymology
From Middle English tonged, tunged, equivalent to tongue + -ed. Compare Old English ġetynġe (“skilled with speech, talkative, eloquent”).