physiognomic
adjective
phys·i·og·nom·ic
ˌfi-zē-ə(g)-ˈnä-mik 
variants
or less commonly physiognomical
: of, relating to, or characteristic of physiognomy or the physiognomy
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Technical fabrics and physiognomic design took precedence over flair.
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Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The camera’s interest in Killian is a physiognomic interest.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
If facial expressions were fleeting, skulls seemed to offer a more solid material for physiognomic inferences.
—Kate Crawford, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2021
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Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The camera’s interest in Killian is a physiognomic interest.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
If facial expressions were fleeting, skulls seemed to offer a more solid material for physiognomic inferences.
—Kate Crawford, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2021
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“Physiognomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physiognomic. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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physiognomic
adjective
phys·i·og·nom·ic
ˌfiz-ē-ə(g)-ˈnäm-ik
variants
also physiognomical
: of, relating to, or characteristic of physiognomy or the physiognomy
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