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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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