ADENOIDAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adenoidal mean? 

• ADENOIDAL (adjective)
  The adjective ADENOIDAL has 2 senses:

1. of or pertaining to the adenoids

2. sounding as if the nose were pinched

  Familiarity information: ADENOIDAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADENOIDAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to the adenoids

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

adenoid (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx))

Derivation:

adenoid (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sounding as if the nose were pinched

Synonyms:

adenoidal; nasal; pinched

Context example:

a whining nasal voice

Similar:

high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)