tongued

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʌŋd/
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Etymology 1

From Middle English tonged, tunged, equivalent to tongue +‎ -ed. Compare Old English ġetynġe (“skilled with speech, talkative, eloquent”).

Adjective

tongued (not comparable)

  1. Resembling a tongue.
  2. (in combination) Having a particular manner of speaking.
    He's a sharp-tongued boy.
  3. (of wagons and farm implements) Having a tongue for towing.
    Antonym: tongueless
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

tongued

  1. simple past and past participle of tongue
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