ē-linguis, e, adj. [lingua].
I Lit., deprived of a tongue , Aus. Ep. 23, 14; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 15.—
II Transf.
A In gen., speechless , Cic. Fl. 10, 22; Liv. 10, 19 (with mutus); id. post Red. 3, 7 (with mutus and tacitus); Gell. 5, 1, 9.—
B Pregn., without eloquence , Cic. Brut. 26, 100; Cels. praef. med. ; Tac. Or. 36 fin. (opp. disertus).