physical appearance

noun

: the way one looks
He's very proud of his physical appearance.

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Investigators on Wednesday said pictures of a suspect generated in 2017 by specialized DNA phenotyping, the process of predicting physical appearance and ancestry from unidentified DNA evidence, were similar in appearance to Lipari. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025 Woods alleged Combs was verbally abusive to her and her bandmates throughout their career, including criticizing her physical appearance. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Based on our conversations, Mary has identified as female, although her physical appearance and clothing do not pin her to a specific gender. R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025 Maduro gave Sargeant the nickname Abuelo, because his physical appearance reminded him of his grandfather. Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for physical appearance

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“Physical appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20appearance. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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