ectomorphic
Americanadjective
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The researchers also concluded the top division players "are getting more angular and ectomorphic".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Only a few years ago, he was a mystery, this international big man from Paris with an ectomorphic frame, graceful moves and a gentle, looping teardrop of a jump shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The sardonic one-eyed profile, slightly cross, the narrow, ectomorphic head, badly combed, the wide and nervous and well-muscled rump all suggest deskwork: shipping rates by day, Schopenhauer by night, and endless coffee.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2015
On Thursday, Mr. Schleck and Mr. Contador would ascend the decisive Col du Tourmalet together, like an ectomorphic Butch and Sundance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2010
Jane is no longer content to play an ectomorphic Bardot.
From Time Magazine Archive
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