ADENOIDAL

adenoidal, pinched, nasal

(adjective) sounding as if the nose were pinched; “a whining nasal voice”

adenoidal

(adjective) of or pertaining to the adenoids

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

adenoidal (comparative more adenoidal, superlative most adenoidal)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adenoids.

(of a voice) Sounding as if the speaker has swollen adenoids.

Source: Wiktionary


Ad"e*noid, Ad`e*noid"al a.

Definition: Glandlike; glandular.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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