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physiognomically

physiognomically adverb: in terms of physiognomy.

Adverb

physiognomically (not comparable)

  1. In terms of physiognomy.
    • Physiognomically regarded, the Sperm Whale is an anomalous creature. He has no proper nose.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

Origin of physiognomically

From physiognomical + -ly.

Questions about physiognomically

What does physiognomically mean?
Physiognomically means in terms of physiognomy.
What part of speech is physiognomically?
Physiognomically is an adverb.

Words near physiognomically in the dictionary

  1. physiogeography
  2. physiognomer
  3. physiognomers
  4. physiognomic
  5. physiognomical
  6. physiognomically
  7. physiognomics
  8. physiognomies
  9. physiognomise
  10. physiognomised
  11. physiognomises

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