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ANOSMIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having impaired sense of smell

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

impaired (diminished in strength, quality, or utility)

Derivation:

anosmia (absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell

Synonyms:

anosmatic; anosmic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

anosmia (absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages))

Derivation:

anosmia (absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages))

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