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unshapely

Definitions of unshapely
  1. adjective
    not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape
    “a stout unshapely woman”
    synonyms:
    acromegalic
    marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face
    chunky, lumpy
    like or containing small sticky lumps
    clubfooted, taliped
    having a deformed foot
    deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen
    so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
    ill-proportioned
    lacking pleasing proportions
    knobbly, knobby
    having knobs
    nodular, nodulated, noduled
    having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules
    nodulose
    having minute nodules
    chicken-breasted, pigeon-breasted
    having a chest deformity marked by a projecting breastbone caused by infantile rickets
    shapeless
    lacking symmetry or attractive form
    torulose
    of a cylindrical or ellipsoid body; swollen and constricted at intervals
    asymmetric, asymmetrical
    characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
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    antonyms:
    shapely
    having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
    bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed
    (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
    callipygian, callipygous
    pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks
    clean-limbed
    having well-proportioned limbs
    full-fashioned, fully fashioned
    knitted to fit the shape of the body
    Junoesque, statuesque
    suggestive of a statue
    modeled, sculptural, sculptured, sculpturesque
    resembling sculpture
    retrousse, tip-tilted, upturned
    (used of noses) turned up at the end
    well-proportioned
    of pleasing proportions
    well-turned
    of a pleasing shape
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