tonguely

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Adjective

tonguely (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.
   • 2005, Nicole Bracker, Stefan Herbrechter, Metaphors of economy

     Our palatal journey, our physical introduction, our tonguely tour of her body in all its divisibility, takes us to her complete sundering: […]

2. Pertaining to or relating to languages; lingual; linguistic.
   • 1847, George Rex Graham, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Jacobs Peterson, Graham's American monthly magazine of literature, art, and fashion

     Women are proverbial for tonguely gifts, and orators do not require very great depth.

   • 2011, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Rachel Willson-Broyles, Montecore: The Silence of the Tiger

     […] was and is excellent, just like his French and Spanish. "Few men share this man's tonguely talent for languages!"

Adverb

tonguely (not comparable)

1. (rare, nonstandard) With or in terms of the tongue; lingually.

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