Bluenosed and Bad

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Bluenosed adjective - Given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals.

Usage example: intimations of homosexuality in the author's diary and correspondence were later excised by bluenosed editors

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Bad is an antonym for bluenosed.

Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Bluenosed is an antonym for bad.

Nearby Words: badly, badness

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Bluenosed & Bad. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bluenosed/bad>.

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