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pyknic

Syllabification: (pyk·nic)

Pronunciation: /ˈpiknik/

Definition of pyknic

adjective

Anthropology

of, relating to, or denoting a stocky physique with a rounded body and head, thickset trunk, and a tendency to be fat.

Origin:

1920s: from Greek puknos 'thick' + -ic. The word was first used by German psychiatrist Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964) in his tripartite classification of human types (the other two being asthnic and athletic)