What does hypertrophic mean?
Hypertrophic means Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy..
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/hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/ · adjective
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy..
Yet these increasingly hypertrophic forms of masculinity existed in tension with ideals of obedience, courtesy, cultural refinement and charity that were still viewed as markers of the ‘gentleman’.
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Hypertrophic means Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy..
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Yet these increasingly hypertrophic forms of masculinity existed in tension with ideals of obedience, courtesy, cultural refinement and charity that were still viewed as markers of the ‘gentleman’.
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