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noseworthy en · ADJ

Etymology

From nose + -worthy.

Meanings

1. Worthy to be smelled.
   • Look for a noseworthy improvement after a week to 10 days of daily dips. 2008, Women's Health Vol. 5, No. 3
   • Sometimes the smell of a bruised twig is a noseworthy feature. Spicebush, sassafras, and tulip tree twigs have an extremely spicy odor. Both black birch and yellow birch smell and taste like Wintergreen. 1999, Robert Barkman, Science through multiple intelligences: patterns that inspire inquiry:
   • As soon as my mother-in-law smelled the first sideboard she said, “You must buy this one, Tozac. I am from Limburg, ... I am, unfortunately a man who likes my smells strong and noseworthy, and gentle smells mean nothing to me. 1929, Printers' Ink, volume 149:

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