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tongueless

The English word “tongueless” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation.
  2. Having no tongue because hitched in another way.
  3. Lacking speech; mute.
  4. Making no sound; silent, speechless.
  5. Expressed without speech; wordless, unspoken.

Etymology

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

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