phrenology
noun
a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
phrenologically
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a word derived from
phrenology.
Example Sentences
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And then Mr. Raymond laughed, and told Roland what he thought of Isabel, phrenologically and otherwise.
From The Doctor's Wife by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
"You won't want to examine it phrenologically, will you?"
From The Heavenly Twins by Madame Sarah Grand
He is remarkable, phrenologically, for evenness of development; none of the organs are extreme, and he is not inclined to those excesses which cause eccentricity.
From Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Maturin Murray Ballou
The pigeon-pie was not bad, but it was a delusive pie: the crust being like a disappointing head, phrenologically speaking: full of lumps and bumps, with nothing particular underneath.
From David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
We had previously examined the head of one of them phrenologically.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by James Richardson
