sharp-nosed
[ shahrp-nohzd ]
/ ˈʃɑrpˈnoʊzd /
adjective
having a thin, pointed nose.
having a sharp or projecting front: a sharp-nosed airplane.
having a keen or sensitive sense of smell.
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Origin of sharp-nosed
First recorded in 1555–65
OTHER WORDS FROM sharp-nosed
sharp-nosed·ly [shahrp-nohzd-lee, -noh-zid-], /ˈʃɑrpˈnoʊzd li, -ˈnoʊ zɪd-/, adverbsharp-nosedness, nounWords nearby sharp-nosed
Sharpey-Schafer, sharp-focus realism, sharp-freeze, sharpie, sharpish, sharp-nosed, sharp practice, Sharps, Sharpsburg, sharp-set, sharp-shinned hawk
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