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pyknic

adjective /ˈpɪknɪk/

  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)[…]

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry pyknic (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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