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tongueless.

Having no tongue.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Having no tongue. Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation.

    not-comparable
    tongueless amphibians
  2. Having no tongue. Having no tongue because hitched in another way.

    not-comparable
    tongueless plow
  3. Lacking speech; mute.

    not-comparable
  4. Making no sound; silent, speechless.

    not-comparable
  5. Expressed without speech; wordless, unspoken.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tongeles, tunglees, equivalent to tongue + -less. Cognate with Old Norse tungulauss (“tongueless”).

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