ventriloquial

ventriloquial
ventriloquially, adv.
/ven'treuh loh"kwee euhl/, adj.
of, pertaining to, or using ventriloquism.
Also, ventriloqual /ven tril"euh kweuhl/.
[1830-40; VENTRILOQUY + -AL1]

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