Having a very broad, short skull; characterized by brachistocephaly; another term for a broad-headed individual.
From Greek brachys 'short' plus kephale 'head' plus -ous (adjectival suffix). This is an alternative form of brachistocephalic, both describing the same cranial type.
In the early 20th century, phrenology and skull classification were treated as serious science, but we now know that calling someone 'brachistocephalous' says nothing about their mind—it's a sobering reminder of how pseudoscience dressed in technical language can fool even scholars.
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