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TONGUELESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tongueless mean?
• TONGUELESS (adjective)
The adjective TONGUELESS has 2 senses:
1. lacking a tongue
2. expressed without speech
Familiarity information: TONGUELESS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking a tongue
Context example:
tongueless moccasins
Antonym:
tongued (provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Expressed without speech
Synonyms:
mute; tongueless; unspoken; wordless
Context example:
choking exasperation and wordless shame
Similar:
inarticulate; unarticulate (without or deprived of the use of speech or words)
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