snipishadj.
rare.
Somewhat resembling the beak of the snipe.
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cammed?c1350
camoisc1380
snatteda1387
camoisedc1515
flat1560
hawked1577
rising1606
simous1634
aquiline1646
Roman1665
snoutya1685
suspense1697
rhinocerical1710
rhinocerotic1755
Bardolphian1756
cock-up1763
bridgeless1772
retroussé1802
snubbed1802
snubbish1828
snubby1828
snipish1834
snub1843
pugged1847
puggisha1849
tip-tilted1872
saddleback1897
beak-sharp1933
spitzy1968
1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 297 A priest or two with enormous spectacles on their thin snipish noses.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1834