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What is the difference between physique and physic?

physique | physic |

As nouns the difference between physique and physic

is that physique is the natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person while physic is a medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.

As an adjective physic is

relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

As a verb physic is

to cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.

physique

English

Noun

(wikipedia physique) (en noun)
  • The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
  • (bodybuilding): The trained muscular structure of a person's body.

    • Synonyms

    * body

    Related terms

    * health

    physic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * physick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

    • Noun

  • (countable) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.
  • (uncountable) The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.
  • (obsolete) A physician.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Derived terms

    * physician

    Verb

  • To cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.