- leptosome⇄adj. tall and spare; asthenic; ectomorphic.
Ex. A strain in the living population of East Africa ... is most characterized by great attenuation: enormous stature, spindly legs, leptosome proportions, and delicate lines throughout (Alfred L. Kroebe - leptosome⇄leptosome, noun, adjective.
- leptosome⇄noun a person having a tall and spare build; an ectomorph.