mute (s)
tongueless (s)
unspoken (s)
wordless (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def expressed without speech
examples a mute appeal
a silent curse
best grief is tongueless Emily Dickinson
the words stopped at her lips unsounded
unspoken grief
choking exasperation and wordless shame Thomas Wolfe
Outgoing links
Similar to inarticulate, unarticulate
Derivationally related form mute → muteness
Derivationally related form mute → muteness
Incoming links
Similar to inarticulate, unarticulate
Derived from adjective wordlessly → wordless
Derived from adjective mutely → mute
Derivationally related form muteness → mute
Derivationally related form muteness → mute

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