well-turned

Examples

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• She parlayed her absurd love of ledgers into a career minding the money, but maintains a soft spot for a well-turned phrase or an obscure piece of history.

  Blog text (17)

• I mean, they were incredibly well-turned-out, but not naturally good-looking, like some people.

  I Capture the Castle (2003)

• " The little man, smart and well turned out in his black colonial policeman's uniform, trod so softly beside Rick Blaine that even in the stillness his footfalls were inaudible.

  Fiction book (1998)

• She wore a stunning dress that showcased her well-turned figure and elegant posture.

• The artist captured the beauty of the model's well-turned profile in his painting.

Synonyms

G

good-looking

vswell-turned

278 1.2

Having a nice face or body that people find attractive

focuses more on graceful form and pleasing expressions rather than general looks

S

shapely

vswell-turned

15 3.4

An attractive body or body part that looks balanced

also applies to graceful form beyond body parts, including expressions

Antonyms

M

misshapen

14 4.7

Not the normal shape and often looking ugly

U

ungraceful

1 4.9

Showing awkward, not smooth movement or shape

D

deformed

4.6

Having a shape that is not normal and often looking ugly

How Graceful

elegant

165 3.3

well-turned

7.7

shapely

15 3.4

plain

50 2.5

ungainly

4 7.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology