The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word IDIOM which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 1999.
A manner of speaking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IDIOM | 50 % | 5 |
| LISP | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: A manner of speaking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- delivery
- speech
- parlance
- idiom
- tongue
- drawl
- utterance
- dialect
- tone
- lisp
- usage
- fairly
Crossword Answer definitions
IDIOM noun- A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people.
- A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.
- An established expression whose meaning is not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words, often peculiar to a given language.
- An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
- A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result IDIOM
- "In seventh heaven," e.g.
- "In the doghouse," e.g.
- Jargon
- Patois
- Peculiar to a language
- Figure of speech
- Firing on all cylinders, e.g.
- Many a long crossword answer
- Many a long crossword entry
- Shooting fish in a barrel, say