nasally
/ˈneɪzəli/NAY-zuh-lee
/ˈneɪzəli/NAY-zuh-lee
Meaningin a way that is of the nose
Common meaning: in a nasal way
- nasthe noseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1188 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinnāsus‘the nose’
- Frenchnasal
- Englishnasal‘of the nose’
- Englishformed in English from nasalnasally‘in a nasal way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is of the nose. It can be inferred from any of: nasal.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from nasal + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- nāsus Latin “the nose”
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