nasal /ˈneɪ.zəl/adjective 4noun 6forms 3 adjective4 •Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.Neffy uses the same spray device as Narcan, the naloxone nasal spray for opioid overdose, according to a spokesperson for its maker, ARS Pharmaceuticals. — 2024 •Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng. •Characterized by resonance in the nasal passage."Are you sure you're OK?" she said with a nasal Australian accent. — 2016 •Sharp, penetrating. noun6 •(historical) The part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.The nasal continued in use until about 1140, when it was generally discarded, but isolated examples may be found in every succeeding century down to the seventeenth. — 1909 •Ellipsis of nasal consonant. •Ellipsis of nasal vowel. •Ellipsis of nasal bone. •A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc. •(no longer used) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. formsnasals · more nasal · most nasal
