HyperDic: pyknic

English > 1 sense of the word pyknic:
ADJECTIVEallpyknic, endomorphichaving a squat and fleshy build / build
English > pyknic: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningHaving a squat and fleshy build / build.
Example"a pyknic practical joke"
Synonymendomorphic
See alsofatHaving an (over)abundance of flesh
OppositeectomorphicHaving a build / build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs
mesomorphic, muscularHaving a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
Spanishendomorfo, pícnico

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