"tell tale" meaning in English

See tell tale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more tell tale [comparative], most tell tale [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} tell tale (comparative more tell tale, superlative most tell tale)
  1. Alternative spelling of telltale Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: telltale
    Sense id: en-tell_tale-en-adj-0viukKWR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Forms: tell tales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tell tale (plural tell tales)
  1. Alternative spelling of telltale Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: telltale
    Sense id: en-tell_tale-en-noun-0viukKWR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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