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/preuh pawr"sheuhnd, -pohr"-/, adj.1. adjusted to proper proportion or relation.2. having proportions as specified: a badly proportioned room.[1350-1400; ME proporcioned. See PROPORTION, -ED2]
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proportioned — index coextensive, elegant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
proportioned — pro|por|tioned [prəˈpo:ʃənd US ˈpo:r ] adj used to talk about how correct, attractive, suitable etc something is in its size or shape well/badly/beautifully etc proportioned ▪ Arnold s perfectly proportioned body ▪ a beautifully proportioned room … Dictionary of contemporary English
-proportioned — [[t] prəpɔ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)nd[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED proportioned is added to adverbs to form adjectives that indicate that the proportions of the different parts of something or someone are good or bad. The flat has high ceilings and well proportioned… … English dictionary
proportioned — shənd adjective Etymology: Middle English proporciouned, from past participle of proporciounen to proportion : having such proportions he was small and slight … but well proportioned, and his short stature did not catch the eye John Buchan : made … Useful english dictionary
Proportioned — Proportion Pro*por tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proportioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportioning}.] [Cf. F. proportionner. Cf. {Proportionate}, v.] 1. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one part to another; as, to proportion the size… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proportioned — adjective Having a proportion. The girls figure, he perceived, was admirably proportioned; she was evidently at the period when the angles of childhood were rounding into the promising curves of adolescence … Wiktionary
proportioned — pro|por|tioned [ prə pɔrʃnd ] adjective used after some adverbs for describing the way the different parts of something combine: a well proportioned house … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
proportioned — UK [prəˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)nd] / US [prəˈpɔrʃ(ə)nd] adjective used after some adverbs for describing the way that the different parts of something combine a well proportioned house … English dictionary
proportioned — proportion ► NOUN 1) a part, share, or number considered in relation to a whole. 2) the ratio of one thing to another. 3) the correct or pleasing relation of things or between the parts of a whole. 4) (proportions) dimensions; size. ► VERB formal … English terms dictionary
proportioned — pro·por·tion || prÉ™ pÉ”rʃn / pÉ”Ë n. ratio; part, portion; rate; dimension, size; percentage; balance v. separate into portions; adjust in size relative to other parts; bring into proper relation … English contemporary dictionary
