endomorphic

American  

[en-duh-mawr-fik] / ˌɛn dəˈmɔr fɪk /

adjective

1. Mineralogy.

   1. occurring in the form of an endomorph.

   2. of or relating to endomorphs.

   3. taking place within a rock mass.

2. having a heavy body build roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic endoderm (ectomorphic,mesomorphic ).

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Other Word Forms

• endomorphy noun

Etymology

Origin of endomorphic

1885–90; < French endomorphique; endo-, -morphic

Example Sentences

Beyond this he is perhaps just unfortunate not to have been born with a different physique, the rangy, long levered type that simply seems to run on and on, as opposed to his own endomorphic power-doughnut template.

From The Guardian

Among the most successful, John Emburey, doyen of England's fallow years, was a puzzling figure to the schoolboy observer, this arch-looking endomorphic gentleman with his languidly raised right arm, his 35 consecutive maidens, a tectonic tactician who even now, two decades down the line, may still for all we know be engaged in very slowly and carefully drawing Mohammad Azharuddin – currently on 2,565 not out – ever more marginally out of his crease with a series of imperceptibly risky biannual leg-side dabs.

From The Guardian

Imagine giving some endomorphic amateur athlete a low-calorie diet and limited access to a gym.

From Slate

I was a me somorphic woman growing up in an endomorphic world.

From Time Magazine Archive

Harry Secombe is the endomorphic Mr. Bumble to the burble, and Oliver Reed is appropriately thick and menacing as Bill Sikes.

From Time Magazine Archive