tongueless

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tongueless

Where it comes from

From Middle English tongeles, tunglees, equivalent to tongue + -less. Cognate with Old Norse tungulauss (“tongueless”).

adjective

not comparable, of an animal or person Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation. tongueless amphibians
Opposite: tongued, aglossal
not comparable, of wagons and farm implements Having no tongue because hitched in another way. tongueless plow
Opposite: tongued
not comparable Lacking speech; mute.
not comparable Making no sound; silent, speechless.
not comparable Expressed without speech; wordless, unspoken.

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@misc{tongueless_2026,
  title = {tongueless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tongueless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}