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tongued

ton·gued

UK/tʌŋd/ US/ˈtʌŋd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination

  • “tongued shoes”
  • “tongued boards”
  • “toungued lightning”
  • “long-tongued”
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2.

having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination

  • “golden-tongued”
  • “sharp-tongued”
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Origin

From Middle English tonged, tunged, equivalent to tongue + -ed. Compare Old English ġetynġe (“skilled with speech, talkative, eloquent”).

Phrases

  • blue-tongued lizard
  • blue-tongued skink
  • Cadena's long-tongued bat
  • disc-tongued frog
  • long-tongued bat
  • Pallas's long-tongued bat
  • Patton's long-tongued bat

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