Difference between Tongued and Tonguelike

What is the difference between Tongued and Tonguelike?

Tongued as an adjective is resembling a tongue while Tonguelike as an adjective is resembling a tongue or some aspect of one.

Tongued

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Resembling a tongue Used in compounds such as sharp-tongued to indicate a particular manner of speaking.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).

Tonguelike

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Resembling a tongue or some aspect of one.

We hope you now know whether to use Tongued or Tonguelike in your sentence.

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