Pyknic
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; an endomorph.
- 1 short and stout; endomorphic
"For example, in the demographic profile published by the Direktorat Bina Masyarakat Terasing (1990), the surveyed populations are each typologized according to a seemingly scientific code relating to such characteristics as: F Bodily characteristics (F₁ Generally athletic, tall, upstanding / F₂ Generally pyknic, slender, medium / F₃ Generally short, fat, small)[…]"
- 1 having a squat and fleshy build wordnet
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More examples"For example, in the demographic profile published by the Direktorat Bina Masyarakat Terasing (1990), the surveyed populations are each typologized according to a seemingly scientific code relating to such characteristics as: F Bodily characteristics (F₁ Generally athletic, tall, upstanding / F₂ Generally pyknic, slender, medium / F₃ Generally short, fat, small)[…]"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, as a calque of German pyknisch.
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