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Maelstrom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Looking for an adjective(about human features)

I'm totally certain that I've actually seen and heard of that word but it vanished from my brain over time because, alas, nobody really use it in daily life.

It's word used to describe really facial features that have dramatic depth and contours, such as that of typical caucassian people; they have (relatively) taller noses and deeper eye sockets as compared to Asian or aboriginal polynesian people.
  

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The only word that springs to mind is 'craggy', but that is not how I would describe Caucasians; it is used for individuals with rugged, masculine faces and strong features.

— Mister Micawber

  • The only word that springs to mind is 'craggy', but that is not how I would describe Caucasians; it is used for individuals with rugged, masculine faces and strong features.
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The only word that springs to mind is 'craggy', but that is not how I would describe Caucasians; it is used for individuals with rugged, masculine faces and strong features.
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Mister MicawberThe only word that springs to mind is 'craggy', but that is not how I would describe Caucasians; it is used for individuals with rugged, masculine faces and strong features.
No, the term I encountered does not have a negative implication at all.
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maelstromNo, the term I encountered does not have a negative implication at all.
There is no negative implication to 'craggy', nor did I suggest there was.
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Mister Micawber maelstromNo, the term I encountered does not have a negative implication at all.There is no negative implication to 'craggy', nor did I suggest there was.
Unfortunately that is still not the word I remember seeing; it's a multi-syllable word starting with "s" if I recall correctly.
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