adjective
- of or relating to physiognomy; concerning the features of the face or the art of judging character from facial features
- of or relating to the general appearance or aspect of something, especially a landscape or natural feature
Usage: formal; often used in literary or academic contexts
Usage: rare; chiefly literary
Examples
- The detective studied the suspect's physiognomical features with great interest.
- Victorian scholars were fascinated by physiognomical analysis as a means of understanding personality.
- The artist captured the physiognomical details of the portrait with remarkable precision.
- The landscape's physiognomical character reflected centuries of geological change.
- She possessed a physiognomical resemblance to her grandmother that was unmistakable.