physiognomy
noun
the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character.
physiognomical
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a word derived from
physiognomy.
Example Sentences
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Just as the exaggeration of physiognomical characteristics serves to accentuate a bodily feature, so does the employment of a symbol or label emphasize the pursuance of a theory or method .
From Time Magazine Archive
And speaking of controversial political figures, did any movie producer ever notice that the perfect physiognomical presence for a bio-pic about Yasser Arafat, 75, would be Ringo Starr?
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir: Note physiognomical resemblance of Boss Beck as shown in your cover and Napoleon in the cinema version of Orwell's Animal Farm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Elementary beauty is preferred to that of adaptation to climate, fitness for physiognomical expression, &c.
From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Alexander Walker
As to the details of features, these were altogether subordinate, and as devoid of physiognomical meaning as the dull integument which encompassed them.
From The Flaw in the Sapphire by Charles M. Snyder
