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upturned

up·tur·ned

uncommon

adjective

1.

having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

  • “an overturned car”
  • “the upset pitcher of milk”
  • “sat on an upturned bucket”
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2.

(used of noses) turned up at the end

  • “a retrousse nose”
  • “a small upturned nose”
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Origin

From up- + turned.

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