nasally

American  

[ney-zuh-lee, -zuhl-lee] / ˈneɪ zə li, -zəl li /

adverb

1. in a nasal manner.

2. by inhaling through the nose.

   to take drugs nasally.

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Etymology

Origin of nasally

First recorded in 1840–50; nasal ¹ + -ly

Example Sentences

Nailing that piercing, nasally, near-falsetto trademark night after night couldn’t have been easy for even a 20-something Axl in his prime.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023

The shot is being retooled for the Omicron variant and a nasally inhaled version is also in the works.

From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2023

Contemporary illustrations of Cyrano show him to be relatively well-endowed nasally but never quite reaching the grotesque extremes we find in Rostand.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2022

Ultimately, I found Netflix Anna too nasally, the words harshly diced, each syllable too carefully executed.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022

He clapped and erupted in his wheezing, nasally laugh, the one that was super contagious.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia