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tongued

/tʌŋd/ adjective C2
  1. Resembling a tongue.
  2. Possessing a tongue or tongue-shaped part. · a tongued joint
  3. Having a tongue for towing.
  4. Having a tongue of a particular type or shape. · a fork-tongued serpent
  5. Having a particular manner of speaking. (figuratively) · He's a sharp-tongued boy.
  6. Involving the placing and releasing of the tongue on the palate or the reed or mouthpiece of the instrument. · a tongued triplet
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Even Josie Pye attained a certain preeminence as the sharpest-tongued young lady in attendance at Queen’s.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 299 · C1

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