tonguey
adjective · nounB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(of a person) Tending to talk a lot; fluent or voluble in speech (generally with an unfavourable connotation).
1608, Philip Woodward, Bels Trial Examined, Doai, Preface, Seeing then he is now so mute, that before was so tonguy […]
Đồng nghĩa: garrulous, loquacious, talkative
- 2.
(of speech) Using many words; containing grandiloquent expressions; marked by rhetorical elegance (generally with an unfavourable connotation).
1885, J. H. Battle, Kentucky: A History of the State, Louisville, KY: F.A. Battey, “Biographical Sketches,” p. 839, […] personal abuse and tonguy sarcasm are not elements of success in law practice.
Đồng nghĩa: bombastic, flowery, verbose
- 3.
(of a quality) Manifested by fluent or voluble speech.
- 4.
Involving the tongue.
- 5.
Resembling a tongue.
1882, Albert Kellogg, Forest Trees of California, Sacramento: J.D. Young, “The Noble Silver Fir,” p. 34, These tonguey bracts or scaly appendages […] never become shorter than the proper cone scales, or so as to be hid from outside view.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(Australia, UK)An act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.
Đồng nghĩa: French kiss
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From Middle English tungy, tungi, equivalent to tongue + -y. Compare tynġe.