having shapely buttocks
also sp. cal·li·pyg′ean
Origin of callipygian
Classical Greek kallipygos from kallos, beauty + pyg?, buttockscallipygian
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callipygian
also cal·li·py·gous
adjective
Relating to or having buttocks that are considered beautifully proportioned.
Origin of callipygian
From Greek kallipugos kalli- beautiful ( from kallos beauty ) pugē buttocksTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative more callipygian, superlative most callipygian)
- Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
Origin
From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallipugos), from καλλι- (kalli-, “beautiful”) + πυγή (pugē, “buttocks”).
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