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well-proportioned

British  

adjective

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

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“Bedrooms are well-proportioned, and the primary bathroom includes a soaking tub positioned near windows that bring in natural light and views of the landscape,” the listing reads.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

“I don’t think we’re all feeling like robust, well-proportioned trees. We’re all kind of bruised.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2020

Johansson and Driver are superb performers, attentive, generous, versatile, and able to register minute shifts of feeling and understanding on their admittedly well-proportioned features.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2019

“If you’re just looking at a file of code Sanjay wrote, it’s beautiful in the way that a well-proportioned sculpture is beautiful.”

From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018

Aunty Ifeoma was as tall as Papa, with a well-proportioned body.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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