nasally
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈneɪzəli/
adj
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.
- That sounds nasal.
“The loud, nasally voice from behind the door attracted my attention.”
“My only option was to tell the off-site building manager, a nasally guy named Russell Sepulveda.”
adv
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.
- In a nasal manner or tone.
“speak nasally”
- 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.”