Languaged

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Expressed in a particular kind of language or verbal style, such as a well-phrased or coarse manner of speaking
2. Described as having a certain verbal character, with words chosen and arranged in a distinctive way
3. Marked by a specific form of wording or speech, often used to characterize how someone or something expresses itself

Etymology: "Languaged" is a plain formation: the noun "language" with the suffix "-ed", which turns a noun into an adjective meaning "having or possessing" the thing named. So a "languaged" person is one who has a language, or is equipped with one. The pattern is ordinary, as in "moneyed" or "winged." The word's real interest lies in how it is used. It appears most often in phrases such as "well-languaged" or "many-languaged," which describe someone with a command of many tongues, and in the figurative sense of a speaker or writer who expresses things through a particular style of speech. Because the suffix is productive, speakers can attach it to almost any noun, so the word is less a fixed item than a tool for coining new descriptions on the spot.