Proportioned

Word PROPORTIONED
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Definitions and meanings of "Proportioned"

What do we mean by proportioned?

To divide into proper shares; to apportion.

To form symmetrically.

To set or render in proportion.

To correspond to.

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The word "proportioned" in example sentences

Congress in terms proportioned in their explicitness and solemnity to the conviction he entertains of the importance and inviolability of the principle involved. ❋ Unknown (1878)

Every day he found them in the same place and got rid of them by a large coin proportioned to the enormity of his remorse. ❋ Alphonse Daudet (1868)

Their incorrectness and absurdity soon became apparent; and with a zeal, perhaps, bordering on indiscretion, he denounced them to his pupils with an ardour of manner and of expression proportioned to his own conviction of the truth. ❋ David Brewster (1824)

It's downright ill-proportioned which is why I think you want to pull it up. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A "proportioned" dress is one where they make allowances for short- and long-waisted people, and include three different bodice pieces to make fitting easier. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It is a matter of some delicacy to say precisely what constitutes a person's evidence, [10] and to explain how her beliefs should be "proportioned" to it. ❋ Joyce, James (2003)

A born super model, according to Lauren Hutton (who, if you’re old enough to remember, could do some awfully nice things to a swimsuit), has a small head, a perfectly symmetrical face, superior bone structure, and a certain kind of proportioned body. ❋ Unknown (2007)

'proportioned' is here used proleptically, denoting the result of the action indicated by the verb 'square.' ❋ John Milton (1641)

Almost a century earlier, the Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits “greatly disproportioned” sentences and stated that “it is a precept of justice that punishment for crime should be graduated and proportioned to the offense.” ❋ Erwin Chemerinsky (2010)

I use my 5.5 quart LeCreuset to achieve a well-proportioned loaf. ❋ Big Girls (2011)

Her face, at once average and beautiful, was round and symmetrical, with large, dark eyes perfectly spaced above well proportioned nose, cheek bones, and lips. ❋ J. Mykell Collinz (2011)

They were nice, but I have to say that I preferred the simple margarita that washed down my generously proportioned hanger steak that nearly put me in a food coma. ❋ Chris Kompanek (2011)

Fortunately, it is being mounted in one of Broadway's most intimate and well-proportioned spaces, the 804-seat John Golden Theatre. ❋ Terry Teachout (2010)

They'll also be willing to try on women's jeans, in the highly unlikely event that a patron is looking to buy denim for another model-proportioned female in his life. ❋ Will Guzzardi (2010)

I like to describe my style as realistically proportioned, but not heavy on detail (like wrinkles, frown lines, mouth detail …) # Ragged Boyon 20 Mar 2009 at 4: 50 pm ❋ Unknown (2009)

Wallingford Bookshop10c St Martin's Street, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 0AL, 01491 834383A small but well proportioned shop that not only stocks a core selection of popular books but also supports less mainstream offerings. ❋ Unknown (2011)

As I twirled the one fully finished sock above my lap, I noticed its perfectly proportioned shape and the careful consistent stitches—how they reminded me of the harmonious and happy days that Louisa once enjoyed. ❋ Jack Canfield (2011)

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