pyknic

Definition

short and stout; endomorphic

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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)[…]"