Acromegalic

//ˌækɹoʊmɪˈɡælɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person affected by acromegaly.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly.

    "At that moment a match flared on the far side of the room and illuminated the ruddy acromegalic features of Smirke […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face wordnet

Synonyms

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misshapenunshapely

Example

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"At that moment a match flared on the far side of the room and illuminated the ruddy acromegalic features of Smirke […]"

Etymology

From acromegal(y) + -ic.

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