proportioned
Americanadjective
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adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
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having proportions as specified.
a badly proportioned room.
Other Word Forms
- nonproportioned adjective
- underproportioned adjective
- unproportioned adjective
- well-proportioned adjective
Etymology
Origin of proportioned
First recorded in 1350–1400, proportioned is from the Middle English word proporcioned. See proportion, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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The bedrooms are “generously proportioned,” the listing notes.
From MarketWatch
He’s a ridiculously proportioned savant who dribbles like a point guard, blocks shots like a center and puts up stat lines matched only by Hall-of-Famers.
And then there are the paintings and canvases, too small and oddly proportioned compared to the wall.
From Salon
A classically proportioned drama about the building of the American West, mostly seen from the eyes of one logger, that approaches the quiet grandeur of a Terrence Malick movie?
From Los Angeles Times
Rick Owens mixed gothic elements with a touch of the bizarre, featuring oversized rubber boots that Owens himself described as outlandishly proportioned.
From Seattle Times
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