adenoidal

English

Etymology

adenoid +‎ -al

Adjective

adenoidal (comparative more adenoidal, superlative most adenoidal)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
2. (of a voice) Sounding as if the speaker has swollen adenoids.
   • 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 344:

     There he ordered beer from the adenoidal Chinese manager and drank the afternoon away, greedily swilling bottle after bottle, feeling gradually his adulthood return.

Translations

pertaining to the adenoids

• Catalan: adenoïdal (ca)
• Georgian: ადენოიდური (adenoiduri)
• Irish: adanóideach
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: adenoideo, adenoide (it)
• Portuguese: adenoidal

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. (anatomy) adenoidal (pertaining to the adenoids)