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(adjective) lacking a tongue; "tongueless moccasins" |
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Antonyms: tongued |
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(satellite adjective) expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe |
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Synonyms: mute, unspoken, wordless |
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| 3. |
(satellite adjective) lacking power of speech |
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Synonyms: mute |
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