ACROMEGALIC

acromegalic

(adjective) marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face; “a protruding acromegalic jaw”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

acromegalic (comparative more acromegalic, superlative most acromegalic)

(pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly. [from 19th c.]

Noun

acromegalic (plural acromegalics)

(pathology) A person affected by acromegaly. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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