nose-dead
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nose-dead (comparative not attested, superlative most nose-dead)
- Possessed of an extremely poor or non-existent sense of smell.
- 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate, published 2003, →ISBN, page 108:
- 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.
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having a poor sense of smell