well-proportioned

adjective

having the correct or desirable relationship between constituent parts with respect to size, number, or degree

The billiard-room, which had been built according to Sir George Cockburn's orders, was large and well proportioned.

The courses of stone above the base of the triforium are not by any means so smooth and well-proportioned as those beneath.

Men's eyes remarked the tall, well-proportioned form and handsome, blonde face with envy.

And a horse doesn't mind a well-proportioned fellow; it's the wabbling fat man that riles him.

We commend the "Essay" to all lovers of solid and well-proportioned critical discourse.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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