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proportioned

[pruh-pawr-shuhnd, -pohr-] / prəˈpɔr ʃənd, -ˈpoʊr- /


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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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

And then there are the paintings and canvases, too small and oddly proportioned compared to the wall.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Named to honor the Ama freedivers — a 2,000-year-old tradition of predominantly women-led divers who gather pearls and seafood in Japan — the bestselling Lindquist Big Ama Bag is a perfectly proportioned shoulder-carry bucket tote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

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 • Jan. 21, 2024

I looked like a normally proportioned person with a balloon for a head.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green