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stick figure

  1. a simple drawing, as by a child, of a human or animal figure, of which the torso and limbs are depicted by mere straight lines
  2. a character, as in a novel, portrayed in a superficial or shallow way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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