Definition of "brachydactylous" []

• Having abnormally short fingers.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Moreover, it will be found, if a number of brachydactylous persons are examined, that no two of them are affected to exactly the same degree."
• "It tends to affect the entire skeleton, and in a family where one child is markedly brachydactylous, that child is generally shorter than the others."