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nasally en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈneɪzəli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English nasal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English nasally From nasal + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a nasal manner or tone.
    • speak nasally
  2. By, through or using the nose.
    • Among the Arabs, who are highly sensitive to aromas as sexual stimulants, perfume is applied for this purpose to the mouth, the armpits, nasally, and the pudenda muliebria. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 139:

Forms

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most nasally Degree=Sup lexicographic
more nasally Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

intranasally · orthonasally · infranasally · oronasally · retronasally · oculonasally · supranasally · superonasally

Translations (9)

pt nasalmente (in a nasal manner) · cs nosově (in a nasal manner) · eo naze (in a nasal manner) · it nasalmente (in a nasal manner) · mt nażalment (in a nasal manner) · fi nasaalisesti (in a nasal manner) · mk назално (in a nasal manner) · fr nasalement (in a nasal manner) · es nasalmente (in a nasal manner)

nasally en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈneɪzəli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English nasal Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nasally From nasal + -y.

Meanings

  1. That sounds nasal.
    • My only option was to tell the off-site building manager, a nasally guy named Russell Sepulveda. 2008, Stacey Grenrock Woods, I, California: A Memoir:
    • The loud, nasally voice from behind the door attracted my attention.

Forms

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most nasally Degree=Sup lexicographic
more nasally Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (1)

hi नकसुरा (that sounds nasal)