adenoidal

• “More remarkable, it spawned three of the greatest comic creations in television history: namely, the adenoidal and long-suffering Olive, her misogynist husband Arthur, and the incomparable Blakey, with his toothbrush moustache and his catchphrase that still rings down the ages - "I'll get you, Butler!”

  Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph

• “Then, too, the services of the physician are often brought into requisition, to cure some physical ill, such as adenoidal growths, which may in a measure account for the delinquency of the child.”

  The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent

• “I had to plug the word "adenoidal" into a popular search engine I thought it was Hebrew for "Lord" and it turns out it means "nasal"--which, given the 140-character Twitter limit, would have been a better word, since it would have left him with a few spare letters with which to call me a "douche.”

  Fixed-Gear Theme Vacations: Getting There is Half the Fun, Filming It is the Other Half

• “Singles, being cheaper, were purchased disproportionately by the adenoidal set.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Singles Might Save the Music Industry

• “It is true that Mr. Yaffe calls Mr. Dylan, at one point, a "gnomic adenoidal seer.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Poet, Prophet and Puzzle

• “The lyrics, prototypically sung in that much imitated adenoidal whine we have all known and loved all these many years later, were ingeniously universal while being blatantly personal, a great trick.”

  The Huffington Post: Binky Philips: I Get Bounced From the Buzzcocks

• “I have a funny, adenoidal voice and a wonky smile.”

  The Guardian: Dr Gerry Mander: the therapist the stars trust

• “He starts to croon, and I swear there's a trace of that distinctive, slightly adenoidal Amyness about his voice.”

  The Huffington Post: Mitch Winehouse on the Torment of Amy's Self-Destruction

• “His adenoidal "Clydie Clyde" voice is based on morning zoo pioneer Scott Shannon's "Mr. Leonard" character.”

  The Huffington Post: Bob Cesca: Glenn Beck the Faith-Healer Continues to Scam His Followers

• “It would really punish the adenoidal twerp singing Streets of London if he lost £1.74 in a single swoop!”

  The Guardian: Simon Hoggart's week: Creepy and silly, but Mandelson is never boring

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