PROGNATHIC

prognathous, prognathic, hypognathous

(adjective) having a projecting lower jaw

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

prognathic (comparative more prognathic, superlative most prognathic)

prognathous

Source: Wiktionary


Prog*nath"ic, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Prognathous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 February 2025

PRESCRIPTIVE

(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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