What does high-nosed mean?
High-nosed means (dated) snobbish; supercilious.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(dated) snobbish; supercilious.
He pictured her to himself as a high-nosed, haughty-mannered, handsome, heartless woman, who would try to make him uncomfortable by being cold and distant to him.
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High-nosed means (dated) snobbish; supercilious.
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He pictured her to himself as a high-nosed, haughty-mannered, handsome, heartless woman, who would try to make him uncomfortable by being cold and distant to him.
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