Tongued

//tʌŋd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of tongue form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a tongue. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Having a particular manner of speaking. in-compounds, not-comparable

    "He's a sharp-tongued boy."

  3. 3
    Having a tongue for towing. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination wordnet
  2. 2
    provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
languedspeakingtonguelike

Example

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"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”).

Related phrases

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