ventriloqualadj.
/vɛnˈtrɪləkwəl/ rare.
= ventriloquial adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > speaking or appearing to speak from the abdomen > uttered as if from the abdomen
ventriloquous1768
ventriloque1826
ventriloquial1836
ventriloquistic1853
ventriloqual1864
1864 Tallis's Theatr. Newspaper 30 July 258 The phenomenon will be attributed to some kind of ventriloqual trick.
1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. 89 These Western men are distinguished by their harsh ventriloqual speech.
Derivatives
venˈtriloqually adv. rare
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] > as if from the abdomen
ventriloqually1871
1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust (Boston ed.) II. ii. iv. 209 (stage direct.) [Proteus] speaking ventriloqually, now near, now at a distance.
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adj.1864