snub-nosed

[ snuhb-nohzd ]

/ ˈsnʌbˌnoʊzd /

having a snub nose: a snub-nosed child.

having a blunt end: snub-nosed pliers.

Origin of snub-nosed

First recorded in 1715–25

snr, snri, sns, snu, snub, snub-nosed, snubby, snubfin dolphin, snuck, snuff, snuff film

That attitude brought to Lindsays observation a delicious, snub-nosed child profile.

Out of the Air |Inez Haynes Irwin
She fairly drivels with sentiment over that infant, and he is as ugly and snub-nosed a little chap as Gwen was herself.

Mollie's Prince |Rosa Nouchette Carey
He was a round-faced, snub-nosed youth with clever brown eyes set very far apart, and a humorous mouth.

Olive in Italy |Moray Dalton
On the next page the Chancellor of the Exchequer—snub-nosed parvenu and Puritan—admirably caught.

The Marriage of William Ashe |Mrs. Humphry Ward

Byron is the stale authority; and every snub-nosed cynic turns up his prominent organ, and talks of "sirocco, sun, and sweat."

A Love Story |A Bushman

snub-nosed

having a short turned-up nose

(of a pistol) having an extremely short barrel