nose-dead

nose-dead

English

Adjective

nose-dead (comparative not attested, superlative most nose-dead)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• anosmic

Coordinate terms

• (having poor senses of perception): blind (sight), deaf (hearing), numb (touch)

Translations

having a poor sense of smell