ill-proportioned
- adjective
- /ˌɪl prəˈpɔrʃənd/
:
desproporcionado
- This expression of affection, which his ill-proportioned body couldn't possibly have inspired, drove Oscar to his room.
Examples
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Despite its beauty, the ill-proportioned design made it uncomfortable to sit on.
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As for the house that she had transformed, turning it back to front and opening out all the poky and ill-proportioned rooms.
Fiction book (1990) -
A post-Soviet addition to the square, it's an ill-proportioned monument whose column dwarfs the less-than-life-sized figure on top.
Fiction book (1999) -
The sculpture was criticized for being ill-proportioned, with its oversized head and tiny limbs.
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The dress failed to flatter her figure because it was ill-proportioned for her body shape.
Synonyms
54
4.6
Too strong or big compared with what the situation needs
47
5.9
Too large or small compared with what is fair
42
2.3
Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower
18
6.1
Having parts that are not the same size or shape
14
3.8
Not steady in position, health, or feeling
8
4.6
Not even in the way parts or people are placed
1
6.7
Being too large or too small compared with something else
1
7.2
Not having the right size or shape compared to other parts
1
9.9
Not the same in size or importance as something else
Having parts of different sizes so it looks unbalanced
A person or thing that looks awkward and not pleasing to the eye
Not in a regular or attractive form
Not the same on both sides in shape or design
Different on each side
Not steady enough to stay in place when moving
Antonyms
25
4.1
A shape or object that has matching parts on both sides when you cut it down the middle
How Proportioned
1
4.1
1
3.7
47
5.9
14
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
ill-proportioned = proportioned (transparent) = ill + proportion + ed
The negative prefix 'ill-' combines with 'proportioned' to mean 'not well proportioned' in a fully compositional way.
Etymology
Ill-proportioned comes from ill, meaning 'badly', and proportion, meaning 'the size or balance of parts'. So it describes something whose parts do not look balanced or pleasing.