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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having a snout or other protuberance that has the appearance of a dog’s nose.
You may see in the picture that the dog-nosed ape is examining the Agriculturist and studying the picture with much interest.
The spring run of the salmon was very poor, but later the streams and inlets were full of the dog-nosed and hump-backed varieties.
Pugilists post forefeits to “insure their appearance.” But why should a dog-nosed, tin-eared, dish-faced prize fighter care a nickle's worth about his appearance?
Use dog-nosed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dog-nosed means Having a snout or other protuberance that has the appearance of a dog’s nose.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
You may see in the picture that the dog-nosed ape is examining the Agriculturist and studying the picture with much interest.
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