nasally en · ADV · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /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
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In a nasal manner or tone.
speak nasally
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)