单词 | adenoidy |
释义 | adenoidyadj. = adenoidal adj. (esp. senses 2c, 2d). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [adjective] > specific disorders tongue-tied1530 scanning1881 word-deaf1883 word-blind1888 paragraphic1899 paraphasic1899 adenoidal1908 telegraphic1916 adenoidy1926 paragrammatic1956 logorrhœic1960 paragrammatical1962 logorrhœtic1965 1926 F. M. Ford Man could stand Up ii. iii. 143 The impossible, adenoidy, Cockney subalterns. 1932 J. B. Priestley Dangerous Corner i But which was the husband? Was it the one with the adenoidy voice? 1996 G. A. Thibodeau & K. T. Patton Anthony's Textbk. Anat. & Physiol. (ed. 15) xxiii. 770/1 The individual keeps the mouth open to breathe and is described as having an ‘adenoidy’ appearance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1926 |
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