proportioned
[ pruh-pawr-shuh nd, -pohr- ]
/ prəˈpɔr ʃənd, -ˈpoʊr- /
adjective
adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
having proportions as specified: a badly proportioned room.
Origin of proportioned
First recorded in 1350–1400,
proportioned is from the Middle English word
proporcioned. See
proportion,
-ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM proportioned
non·pro·por·tioned, adjective un·der·pro·por·tioned, adjective un·pro·por·tioned, adjective well-pro·por·tioned, adjectiveWords nearby proportioned
Example sentences from the Web for well-proportioned
British Dictionary definitions for well-proportioned
well-proportioned
adjective (well proportioned when postpositive)
having the correct or desirable relationship between constituent parts with respect to size, number, or degree