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high-nosed

high-nosed adjective: snobbish; supercilious.

Adjective

high-nosed (comparative more high-nosed, superlative most high-nosed)

  1. (dated) snobbish; supercilious
    • He pictured her to himself as a high-nosed, haughty-mannered, handsome, heartless woman, who would try to make him uncomfortable by being cold and distant to him.1868, Annie Thomas, Playing for High Stakes, page 79

Forms of high-nosed

comparativemore high-nosed
superlativemost high-nosed

Questions about high-nosed

What does high-nosed mean?
High-nosed means snobbish; supercilious.
What part of speech is high-nosed?
High-nosed is an adjective.

Words near high-nosed in the dictionary

  1. high-muck-a-muck
  2. high-muck-a-mucks
  3. high-necked
  4. high-nellies
  5. high-nelly
  6. high-nosed
  7. high-occupancy vehicle
  8. high-occupancy vehicle lane
  9. high-occupancy vehicle lanes
  10. high-occupancy vehicles
  11. high-octane

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