Adenoidal

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  • adjective. Of or relating to the adenoids.
  • adjective. Suggestive of the vocal sound caused by abnormally enlarged adenoids.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or resembling glands; having the appearance of a gland; adenoid.
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  • adjective. Pertaining to the adenoids
  • adjective. Sounding as if the speaker had swollen adenoids
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  • adjective. sounding as if the nose were pinched
  • adjective. of or pertaining to the adenoids
  • Word Usage
    "More remarkable, it spawned three of the greatest comic creations in television history: namely, the adenoidal and long-suffering Olive, her misogynist husband Arthur, and the incomparable Blakey, with his toothbrush moustache and his catchphrase that still rings down the ages - "I'll get you, Butler!""
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