(a) keen-scented; (b) timid, timorous.
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adjective] > having sense of smell > having acute (15) tender-noseda1425 (a) keen-scented; (b) timid, timorous. nosedc1425 Having a keen sense of smell. Chiefly with distinguishing word. Cf. well-nosed, adj. Also figurative. Now rare. high-nosed1548 having a high or long nose; (figurative) having a keen sense of smell; (also) haughty, arrogant. quick-nosed1561 well-nosed1568 Having a keen sense of smell; spec. (of a hound) skilled at hunting by scent. Also (and earliest) in figurative context. scented1579 With modifying word. Chiefly of an animal: having a sense of smell of the specified kind. Also figurative. Now somewhat rare except in keen-scented… well-scented1579 Having a keen sense of smell; spec. (of a hound) skilled at hunting by scent. Also figurative. Obsolete. quick-scented1590 nose-wise1596 Having a keen sense of smell. Also figurative. sagacious1607 Acute in perception, esp. by the sense of smell. Const. of. Obsolete. scentful1616 Having a keen sense of smell. Obsolete. nasute1699 Having a strong sense of smell. Obsolete. rare. nice-scented1777 osmatic1880 Having well-developed olfactory organs and a good sense of smell; macrosmatic. Cf. anosmatic, adj., microsmatic, adj. nim-nosed1936 Swift to pick up the scent. |
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