upturned

English

Etymology

up- +‎ turned

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: up‧turned

Adjective

upturned (comparative more upturned, superlative most upturned)

1. turned over; inverted; capsized
2. (of a nose etc.) turned up at the end
3. looking upwards, turned upwards
   • 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:

     Glinda leaned forward and kissed the sweet, upturned face of the loving little girl.

Anagrams

• put under, underput, turned up