sharp-nosed
Americanadjective
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having a thin, pointed nose.
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having a sharp or projecting front.
a sharp-nosed airplane.
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having a keen or sensitive sense of smell.
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Etymology
Origin of sharp-nosed
First recorded in 1555–65
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Digital analysis suggests a close resemblance to the sharp-nosed redhead in the “Nidd Hall” portrait, though she looks older than the “Hever Rose.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
She seems to have abandoned her more decorous abstraction for “Half a Head,” a large sharp-nosed not-quite human creature in deep orange surrounded by, but also constrained by black.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
“I’ve entered every war since 2011 with the same enthusiasm,” declared Sawan, a sharp-nosed, 45-year-old former business executive with a raspy, commanding voice.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2016
He rode an unusually short, light, sharp-nosed board—a bone-white clear-finish Wardy.
From The New Yorker ● May 25, 2015
Fenoglio placed himself behind her as if to cover her back, but the Magpie just looked at Meggie with her sharp-nosed gaze.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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