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on the nose meaning in Malayalam

നേരേ

on the nose in Malayalam: നേരേ, കൃത്യം, സൂക്ഷ്മമായി, ശരിയായി. In English, on the nose means exact; precise; appropriate.

Malayalam words for on the nose

precisely, exactly, sharp
നേരേ, കൃത്യം, സൂക്ഷ്മമായി, ശരിയായി, തിട്ടമായി, അതിസൂക്ഷ്മമായി

English meaning of on the nose

  1. prepositional phrase Exact; precise; appropriate.
  2. prepositional phrase Unimaginative; overliteral; lacking nuance; unsophisticated.
  3. prepositional phrase Smelly; malodorous.
  4. prepositional phrase Being a bet on a horse to finish first.

Full definition of on the nose

on the nose in a sentence

  • His estimate that they would consume 23 boxes was on the nose.
  • His choice of decor was on the nose, considering the theme of the party.
  • Wearing that floral dress to a garden party was a little on the nose, wouldn't you say?

Synonyms of on the nose

All synonyms of on the nose

Questions about on the nose in Malayalam

What is the meaning of on the nose in Malayalam?
On the nose in Malayalam is നേരേ, കൃത്യം, സൂക്ഷ്മമായി, ശരിയായി.
on the nose എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
On the nose: നേരേ, കൃത്യം, സൂക്ഷ്മമായി, ശരിയായി.
What does on the nose mean in English?
On the nose means exact; precise; appropriate.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: on the nose (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: on the nose (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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