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nose-dead

nose-dead adjective: possessed of an extremely poor or non-existent sense of smell.

Adjective

nose-dead (comparative not attested, superlative most nose-dead)

  1. Possessed of an extremely poor or non-existent sense of smell.
    • Of the five senses, tigers rely the most on their sight. Their eyesight is very keen, especially in detecting motion. Their hearing is good. Their smell is average. I mean compared to other animals, of course. Next to Richard Parker, I was deaf, blind and nose-dead.2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate, published 2003, →ISBN, page 108
    Synonyms:
    anosmic

Synonyms of nose-dead

Forms of nose-dead

comparativenot attested
superlativemost nose-dead

Questions about nose-dead

What does nose-dead mean?
Nose-dead means possessed of an extremely poor or non-existent sense of smell.
What part of speech is nose-dead?
Nose-dead is an adjective.

Words near nose-dead in the dictionary

  1. nose-bonk
  2. nose-bonked
  3. nose-bonking
  4. nose-bonks
  5. nose-candy
  6. nose-dead
  7. nose-deaf
  8. nose-dive
  9. nose-dived
  10. nose-dives
  11. nose-diving

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