snub-nosed
Americanadjective
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having a snub nose.
a snub-nosed child.
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having a blunt end.
snub-nosed pliers.
adjective
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having a short turned-up nose
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(of a pistol) having an extremely short barrel
Etymology
Origin of snub-nosed
First recorded in 1715–25
Example Sentences
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Other popular members of this snub-nosed club include English bulldogs, Boston terriers, pugs and Brussels griffons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Mr. Butcher was the Michelangelo of Missouri, and his adorable snub-nosed Precious Moments characters were “the Beanie Babies of porcelain,” as The Wall Street Journal once put it.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2024
The Pearl darter is a small, snub-nosed fish with a black spot at the base of its tail fin.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
The space world has a little engine that could — a small, snub-nosed space plane called Dream Chaser that looks like it could be the space shuttle’s offspring.
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021
The golden snub-nosed monkey, for example, is categorized as an endangered animal, but it has received very little in terms of attention or conservation dollars.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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