statured

[ stach-erd ]

/ ˈstætʃ ərd /

adjective

of or having a stature of a certain kind (usually used in combination): the short-statured inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula.

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Origin of statured

First recorded in 1600–10; stature + -ed³

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