physiognomonic

adjective

phys·​i·​ogno·​mon·​ic

variants or less commonly physiognomonical

-nə̇kəl

: physiognomic

Word History

Etymology

physiognomonic from Greek physiognōmonikos, from physiognōmonia physiognomy + -ikos -ic; physiognomonical from Greek physiognōmonikos + English -al

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