adenoidal

American  

[ad-n-oid-l] / ˌæd nˈɔɪd l /

adjective

1. of or relating to the adenoids; adenoid.

2. having the adenoids enlarged, especially to a degree that interferes with normal breathing.

3. being characteristically pinched and nasal in tone quality.

   a high-pitched, adenoidal voice.

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adenoidal British  

/ ˌædɪˈnɔɪdəl /

adjective

1. having the nasal tones or impaired breathing of one with enlarged adenoids

2. another word for adenoid

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Etymology

Origin of adenoidal

First recorded in 1915–20; adenoid + -al ¹

Example Sentences

As Miss Adelaide, Wallace avoids caricature, coupling robust comedy with the sense of an aching heart and bringing her roof-raising vocals to her character’s famously adenoidal “Lament.”

From New York Times

He also speaks with an adenoidal whine and scrambles about with feverish agility that evolves into a kind of superpower after he and Tomona meet.

From New York Times

That adenoidal falsetto — courtesy of the comic performer Jenny Slate — is a lot.

From New York Times

Cindy Wilson from the B-52’s sings a little flat, and that adenoidal, raw beauty is a huge part of her appeal as a singer.

From Los Angeles Times

Their adenoidal squeak and chuckly delivery disguise both the stripping away of human culture and the ineffectuality of that culture that are his chief themes.

From New York Times