Word.ws English Dictionary

sharp-nosed

sharp-nosed adjective: having a keen sense of smell.

Adjective

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

  1. Having a keen sense of smell.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sharp, nosed.

Forms of sharp-nosed

comparativemore sharp-nosed
superlativemost sharp-nosed

Words formed from sharp-nosed

  • sharp-nosed shark

Phrases with sharp-nosed

Questions about sharp-nosed

What does sharp-nosed mean?
Sharp-nosed means having a keen sense of smell.
What part of speech is sharp-nosed?
Sharp-nosed is an adjective.

Words near sharp-nosed in the dictionary

  1. sharp-cornered
  2. sharp-edged
  3. sharp-elbowed
  4. sharp-eyed
  5. sharp-long
  6. sharp-nosed
  7. sharp-pointed
  8. sharp-set
  9. sharp-sharp
  10. sharp-shinned hawk
  11. sharp-shinned hawks

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sharp-nosed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “sharp-nosed.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sharp-nosed. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.