steatopygous
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/ˌstɪ.əˈtɒ.pɪ.ɡəs/
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/ˌstɪ.əˈtɒ.pɪ.ɡəs/ · /ˌstɪ.ə.tə(ʊ)ˈpaɪ.ɡəs/ · /ˌstɪ.əˈtɑ.pɪ.ɡəs/ · /ˌstɪ.ə.to(ʊ)ˈpaɪ.ɡəs/
Definition of steatopygous
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Pertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks.
“[W]e may refer to some unknown condition of climate, the steatopygous deformities of the Bushmen. As these remarkable depositions of fat are not the peculiarity of one tribe, namely the Saabs, [...] we have no room for doubt that the cause of the phenomenon is some influence connected with climate and situation.”
“Living in rooms opposite these slave girls, and seeing them at all hours of the day and night, I had frequent opportunities of studying them. They were average specimens of the steatopygous Abyssinian breed, broad-shouldered, thin-flanked, fine-limbed, and with haunches of prodigious size.”
“Perhaps, he now felt, if this body he held could become—just for twenty or thirty seconds—one of those harem dreams of his, pampered, pouting, perfumed, steatopygous, he could, he was sure, achieve what it was a plain duty, apart from all questions of gratification, to achieve.”
“At his side, Amuta and a steatopygous twelve-year-old in a striped shift.”
“And finally there is the old crone of death, the steatopygous figure with pointed feet, that goes all the way back to the Paleolithic settlement of Dolne Vestonice.”
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Etymology
From steatopyga, steatopygia + -ous. Steatopyga is borrowed from New Latin steatopyga, from Ancient Greek στέᾱτος (stéātos) (genitive singular of στέαρ (stéar, “hard fat, suet, tallow”)) + πῡγή (pūgḗ, “buttocks, rump”).
Words you can make from steatopygous
200+ playable · top: AUTOTYPES (14 pts)
Best play autotypes 14 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
13 words7-letter words
36 words- AUTOPSY 12 pts
- PAYOUTS 12 pts
- TEAPOYS 12 pts
- STOGEYS 11 pts
- EUSTASY 10 pts
- GESTAPO 10 pts
- OUTSAYS 10 pts
- OUTSTAY 10 pts
- POSTAGE 10 pts
- POTAGES 10 pts
- POTTAGE 10 pts
- STATUSY 10 pts
- UPSTAGE 10 pts
- OUTPASS 9 pts
- OUTPOST 9 pts
- OUTSTEP 9 pts
- PATOOTS 9 pts
- PETASOS 9 pts
- PETASUS 9 pts
- SAPOTES 9 pts
- TEAPOTS 9 pts
- TOSSPOT 9 pts
- UPSTATE 9 pts
- GASEOUS 8 pts
- GETOUTS 8 pts
- GOETTAS 8 pts
- GUSTOES 8 pts
- OUTAGES 8 pts
- OUTGOES 8 pts
- STOOGES 8 pts
- TAUTOGS 8 pts
- OUTEATS 7 pts
- OUTSETS 7 pts
- SETOUTS 7 pts
- STATUES 7 pts
- TOOTSES 7 pts
6-letter words
88 words- POGEYS 12 pts
- PAYESS 11 pts
- PAYOUT 11 pts
- POYOUS 11 pts
- PTOOEY 11 pts
- PYOSES 11 pts
- SEPOYS 11 pts
- SPOTTY 11 pts
- TEAPOY 11 pts
- TEPOYS 11 pts
- AGOUTY 10 pts
- GAYEST 10 pts
- GOOSEY 10 pts
- GUYOTS 10 pts
- STAGEY 10 pts
- STOGEY 10 pts
- GETUPS 9 pts
- OUTSAY 9 pts
- POGOES 9 pts
- POTAGE 9 pts
- SAYEST 9 pts
- TOASTY 9 pts
- TOOTSY 9 pts
- YEASTS 9 pts
- APTEST 8 pts
- ESTOPS 8 pts
- OPUSES 8 pts
- PASEOS 8 pts
- PASTES 8 pts
- PATOOT 8 pts
- PAUSES 8 pts
- PESTOS 8 pts
- POSSET 8 pts
- POTATO 8 pts
- POTTOS 8 pts
- PTOSES 8 pts
- SAPOTE 8 pts
- SETUPS 8 pts
- SPATES 8 pts
- SPOUSE 8 pts
- SPOUTS 8 pts
- STAPES 8 pts
- STOOPS 8 pts
- STOPES 8 pts
- STOUPS 8 pts
- STUPAS 8 pts
- STUPES 8 pts
- TAUPES 8 pts
- TEAPOT 8 pts
- TOSSUP 8 pts
- UPASES 8 pts
- UPSETS 8 pts
- UPTOSS 8 pts
- GETOUT 7 pts
- GOETTA 7 pts
- GOOSES 7 pts
- GUESTS 7 pts
- GUSSET 7 pts
- GUSTOS 7 pts
- GUTTAE 7 pts
- OUTAGE 7 pts
- OUTGAS 7 pts
- SAGEST 7 pts
- STAGES 7 pts
- STOOGE 7 pts
- TAUTOG 7 pts
- TEGUAS 7 pts
- TOGATE 7 pts
- TOGUES 7 pts
- USAGES 7 pts
- ASTUTE 6 pts
- OUTATE 6 pts
- OUTEAT 6 pts
- OUTSAT 6 pts
- OUTSET 6 pts
- SAUTES 6 pts
- SETOUS 6 pts
- SETOUT 6 pts
- STATES 6 pts
- STATUE 6 pts
- STATUS 6 pts
- STOATS 6 pts
- STOUTS 6 pts
- SUTTAS 6 pts
- TASSET 6 pts
- TASTES 6 pts
- TOASTS 6 pts
- TOUSES 6 pts
5-letter words
61 words- GOOPY 11 pts
- GYPOS 11 pts
- ATOPY 10 pts
- PASTY 10 pts
- PATSY 10 pts
- PATTY 10 pts
- GASSY 9 pts
- GOATY 9 pts
- GOOEY 9 pts
- GOOSY 9 pts
- GOUTY 9 pts
- GUSSY 9 pts
- GUSTY 9 pts
- GUTSY 9 pts
- GUTTY 9 pts
- GUYOT 9 pts
- ESSAY 8 pts
- EYASS 8 pts
- GAPES 8 pts
- GASPS 8 pts
- GETUP 8 pts
- GOOPS 8 pts
- PAGES 8 pts
- PEAGS 8 pts
- APSES 7 pts
- ESTOP 7 pts
- PASEO 7 pts
- PASES 7 pts
- PASSE 7 pts
- PASTE 7 pts
- PASTS 7 pts
- PATES 7 pts
- PAUSE 7 pts
- PEATS 7 pts
- AGUES 6 pts
- GASES 6 pts
- GASTS 6 pts
- GATES 6 pts
- GAUSS 6 pts
- GESSO 6 pts
- GESTS 6 pts
- GETAS 6 pts
- GOATS 6 pts
- GOEST 6 pts
- GOOSE 6 pts
- GOTTA 6 pts
- GOUTS 6 pts
- GUESS 6 pts
- GUEST 6 pts
- GUSTO 6 pts
- GUSTS 6 pts
- GUTTA 6 pts
- OUTGO 6 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- AUTOS 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- OASES 5 pts
- OASTS 5 pts
- OTTOS 5 pts
- OUSTS 5 pts
- OUTTA 5 pts
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