: having a nose especially of a specified kind
usually used in combination
snub-nosed

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This fuzzy, snout-nosed, smart aleck extraterrestrial whose name was Gordon Shumway crashed in the suburban garage of the Tanner family in California after escaping from the doomed planet of Melmac, which was destroyed by nuclear war. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Owners typically describe short-nosed dog breeds as interactive, friendly, and playful. Laura Baisas Aug 6, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025 The behavior of short-nosed dog breeds like pugs and French bulldogs may be linked to their head-shape, body size, and owner's habits, a study from Hungary's Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) has revealed. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025 An important focus, the business leaders of the industry told WWD, will also be to take a hard nosed look ahead at what the next 25 years should be about. Mayu Saini, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nosed

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nosed was in the 15th century

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“Nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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