nasally

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/ˈneɪzəli/

adverb

In a nasal manner or tone.

“speak nasally”

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Meanings

nasally1

adverbnasally (comparative more nasally, superlative most nasally)

comparative more nasally · superlative most nasally

  1. In a nasal manner or tone.

    speak nasally

  2. 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.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 139

nasally2

adjectivenasally (comparative more nasally, superlative most nasally)

comparative more nasally · superlative most nasally

  1. That sounds nasal.

    The loud, nasally voice from behind the door attracted my attention.

    1 more example

    My only option was to tell the off-site building manager, a nasally guy named Russell Sepulveda.

    2008, Stacey Grenrock Woods, I, California: A Memoir

Origin

nasally · adverb

  1. Englishnasal
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishnasally

From nasal + -ly.

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Translations

Czech nosově
  • nosověin a nasal manner
Esperanto naze
  • nazein a nasal manner
Finnish nasaalisesti
  • nasaalisestiin a nasal manner
French nasalement
  • nasalementin a nasal manner
Hindi नकसुरा
  • नकसुरा (naksurā)that sounds nasal
Italian nasalmente
  • nasalmentein a nasal manner
Portuguese nasalmente
  • nasalmentein a nasal manner
Spanish nasalmente
  • nasalmentein a nasal manner
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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