ectomorphic
- a having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs
- The authors cite studies showing that criminals tend to be more mesomorphic (muscular) and less ectomorphic (linear) than the general population.
- Jane is no longer content to play an ectomorphic Bardot.
- The ectomorphic component involves fragility and delicacy of body, spindly bones, stringy muscles, dropped shoulders, prominent ribs, long, thin, forward-bent neck, small face .