SUBNASAL

Etymology

Adjective

subnasal (not comparable)

Located under the nose.

Noun

subnasal (plural subnasals)

A scale located below the nasal scale.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*na"sal, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Situated under the nose; as, the subnasal point, or the middle point of the inferior border of the anterior nasal aperture.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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