WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
na•sal•ly
(nā′zə lē, -zəl lē),USA pronunciation adv.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- in a nasal manner.
- by inhaling through the nose:to take drugs nasally.
- nasal1 + -ly 1840–50
na•sal1 /ˈneɪzəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
na•sal•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Anatomyof or relating to the nose:nasal congestion.
- making use of or pronounced through the nose:nasal vowels.
na•sal•ly, adv.
na•sal1
(nā′zəl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
na•sal•i•ty
(nā zal′i tē),USA pronunciation na′sal•ism, n.
na•sal2 (nā′zəl),USA pronunciation n. [Armor.]
- Anatomyof or pertaining to the nose:the nasal cavity.
- Phoneticspronounced with the voice issuing through the nose, either partly, as in French nasal vowels, or entirely (as in m, n, or the ng of song).
n.
- Phoneticsa nasal speech sound.
- Medieval Latin *nāsālis, equivalent. to Latin nās(us) nose + -ālis -al1
- 1375–1425; late Middle English (adjective, adjectival)
na•sal2 (nā′zəl),USA pronunciation n. [Armor.]
- Heraldrya bar or narrow plate used with an open helmet as a defense for the nose.
- Medieval Latin, as above
- Middle French
- Medieval Latin nāsāle, noun, nominal use of neuter of *nāsālis nasal1; replacing Middle English nasel
- late Middle English 1470–80
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