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

Words nearby statured

statue of liberty, statued, statuesque, statuette, stature, statured, status, status asthmaticus, status bar, status epilepticus, status group
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