Definitions

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  • adjective of or pertaining to an ectomorph

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  • adjective having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs

Etymologies

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ectoderm +‎ -morphic

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Examples

  • I knew that the technical prowess and the degree of difficulty was going to fall on Jamie and that I was to observe and report on that as if I were an audience member and Joe Wright said it was really important that I do next to nothing and listen a lot which is very counterintuitive to my kind of ectomorphic disposition so it was an equal challenge for me in that way.

    unknown title 2009

  • Joe Wright said it was really important that I do next to nothing and listen a lot, which is very counterintuitive to my kind of ectomorphic disposition, so it was an equal challenge for me, in that way.

    The IESB 2009

  • Monteiro the actor had a certain ectomorphic comic grace that has prompted comparison to French auteur Jacques Tati.

    Birds and Bergman: Movies Houses Span the Globe 2010

  • He wanted the body of a muscular mesomorph with wide shoulders and narrow waist but his six foot four inch bony frame had an ectomorphic musculature and no amount of pumping iron would bulk up his long thin limbs.

    Unfit III 2010

  • Monteiro the actor had a certain ectomorphic comic grace that has prompted comparison to French auteur Jacques Tati.

    Birds and Bergman: Movies Houses Span the Globe 2010

  • On Thursday, Mr. Schleck and Mr. Contador would ascend the decisive Col du Tourmalet together, like an ectomorphic Butch and Sundance.

    Fistfights, Head-Butts and Spandex 2010

  • We marched all the way to the big arena, where I rode with the ectomorphic teenagers and their preternaturally good lower leg positions.

    and now for something completely different 2009

  • We marched all the way to the big arena, where I rode with the ectomorphic teenagers and their preternaturally good lower leg positions.

    Yatima » 2009 » November 2009

  • Currently sitting in second position is the ectomorphic Andy Schleck of Team Saxo Bank.

    The Tour Becomes a Race for Second Jason Gay 2009

  • Joe Wright said it was really important that I do next to nothing and listen a lot, which is very counterintuitive to my ectomorphic disposition.

    Buzzine » Robert Downey, Jr. & Jamie Foxx 2009

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