"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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 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 Derived forms: tell tales
    Sense id: en-tell-tale-en-noun-0viukKWR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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