tonguely
English
Adjective
tonguely (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.
- 2003, Elizabeth George, I, Richard:
- A tonguely examination of her dental work.
- 2005, Nicole Bracker, Stefan Herbrechter, Metaphors of economy
- Our palatal journey, our physical introduction, our tonguely tour of her body in all its divisibility, takes us to her complete sundering: […]
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- Pertaining to or relating to languages; lingual; linguistic.
- 1847, George Rex Graham, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Jacobs Peterson, Graham's American monthly magazine of literature, art, and fashion
- Women are proverbial for tonguely gifts, and orators do not require very great depth.
- 2011, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Rachel Willson-Broyles, Montecore: The Silence of the Tiger
- […] was and is excellent, just like his French and Spanish. "Few men share this man's tonguely talent for languages!"
- 1847, George Rex Graham, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Jacobs Peterson, Graham's American monthly magazine of literature, art, and fashion
Adverb
tonguely (not comparable)
- (rare, nonstandard) With or in terms of the tongue; lingually.
- 2006, Sky Gilbert, Perfectly abnormal: seven gay plays:
- How can such a head not tempt him tonguely? And so he tastes it; [...]
- 2011, Eddie Horton, Just Compass:
- “Yeah, not bad mate”, as my rested pen raises brows that in turn tonguely prime lips for conversing.
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