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Nasute
Na′sute
,Adj.
[L.
nasutus
, fr. nasus
the nose.] 1.
Having a nice sense of smell.
[Obs.]
Evelyn.
2.
Critically nice; captious.
[Obs.]
auden.
Definition 2024
nasute
nasute
English
Adjective
nasute (comparative more nasute, superlative most nasute)
- (obsolete) Having a sensitive sense of smell.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Evelyn to this entry?)
- (obsolete) pedantic; captious
Latin
Etymology
From nāsūtus (“large-nosed, satirical”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /naːˈsuː.teː/
Adverb
nāsūtē (comparable nāsūtius, superlative nāsūtissimē)
Related terms
References
- nasute in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “nasute”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.