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Meaning of nose-dead | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Possessed of an extremely poor or non-existent sense of smell.

Examples

“Of the five senses, tigers rely⟳ the most on their sight. Their eyesight is very keen, especially in detecting motion. Their hearing is good. Their smell⟳ is average. I mean⟳ compared to other animals, of course. Next to Richard Parker, I was deaf, blind and nose-dead.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nose-first nose-ish nose-led nose-ringed nose-suspended nose-to-nose

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