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Pyknic

//ˈpɪknɪk// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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)[…]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a squat and fleshy build wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; an endomorph.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, as a calque of German pyknisch.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + -ic, as a calque of German pyknisch.

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