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ADENOIDAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sounding as if the nose were pinched

Example:

a whining nasal voice

Synonyms:

adenoidal; nasal; pinched

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to the adenoids

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

adenoid (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx))

Derivation:

adenoid (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx))

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