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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈneɪzəlɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nā′zə lē, -zəl lē)

na•sal•ly (nā′zə lē, -zəl lē),USA pronunciation adv.

in a nasal manner.
by inhaling through the nose:to take drugs nasally.

nasal¹ + -ly 1840–50

na•sal¹ /ˈneɪzəl/USA pronunciation adj.

Anatomyof or relating to the nose:nasal congestion.
making use of or pronounced through the nose:nasal vowels.

na•sal•i•ty /neɪˈzælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
na•sal•ly, adv.

na•sal¹ (nā′zəl),USA pronunciation adj.

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).

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 nasal^1; replacing Middle English nasel
late Middle English 1470–80

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