tongued
Britishadjective
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having a tongue or tongues
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( in combination )
long-tongued
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(in combination) having a manner of speech as specified
sharp-tongued
Example Sentences
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Each note is tongued, but it’s a lyrical line.
From New York Times
Edwards, silver haired, silver tongued and always nattily attired had been elected governor four times despite a penchant for scandal that eventually led to his imprisonment on federal corruption charges.
From Seattle Times
Some tongued plugs of tobacco and munched on day-old Domino’s Pizza.
From Washington Post
One miner remarked: “I call it a darn solid mass of different colors and tribes, blended together, woven together, bound, interlocked, tongued and grooved together in one body.”
From The Guardian
For his part, Verdi spoke nothing but praise about his acid- tongued contemporary, writing that Tristan und Isolde was ‘one of the finest creations that has ever issued from a human mind’.
From Literature
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