leptosomatic

English

Etymology

lepto- +‎ somatic

Adjective

leptosomatic (comparative more leptosomatic, superlative most leptosomatic)

  1. Having a tall, thin body.
    • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 79:
      It's possibly odd that the leptosomatic Mario I., so damaged he can't even grip a stick, much less flail at a moving ball with one, is the one kid at E.T.A. whose company Schtitt seeks out […]
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