tongued
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Definition of tongued
: having a tongue especially of a specified kind —often used in combination sharp-tongued
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The first was as Madison Montgomery, a sharp-tongued witch with a killer wardrobe, on Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story: Coven (2013). — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "The Enduring Allure of the ‘Rich Bitch’," 10 May 2018 Already, acid-tongued criticism of Ms. Markle can be found in The Daily Mail. — Ellen Barry, New York Times, "Britain’s Wedding-Mad Tabloids Feel a Cold Royal Shoulder," 1 May 2018 The Gay Bride: Carole Lombard stars as a sharp-tongued gold digger in this 1934 gangster screwball comedy. — Chris Ball, cleveland.com, "Steven Spielberg's 'The Post,' now on DVD and Blu-ray (review)," 22 Apr. 2018 The sharp-tongued woman with the off-color sense of humor all but disappeared last night. — Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, "Stormy Daniels’s Boring Interview Was Actually Brilliant," 26 Mar. 2018 But there’s no denying that this sharp-tongued party girl makes great television. — Patrick Crowley, Billboard, "'RuPaul's Drag Race': 10 Queens We'd Like to See on 'All-Stars 4'," 16 Mar. 2018 After 27 years as the voice of Kermit the Frog, veteran puppeteer Steve Whitmire is reportedly saying goodbye to the quick-tongued amphibian. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Voice of Kermit the Frog Is Out After 27 Years," 13 July 2017 Gobs of half-literate, thick-tongued troglodytes will convene in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Saturday to fight for the rights of the great, marginalized white race. — Michael Harriot, The Root, "White Supremacists Have Scheduled a Sequel to Charlottesville, Va., for Saturday in Tennessee," 27 Oct. 2017 Anne said during a characteristically sharp-tongued 2002 interview with the BBC to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. — Olivia Blair, Town & Country, "What Is the Queen Like As a Mother?," 26 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tongued.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tongued
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of tongued
: having a particular way or quality of speaking
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