figuresome

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adjective

Possessing an attractive figure or shape.

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shapely
OriginProto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English figure →
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Meanings

adjectivefiguresome (comparative more figuresome, superlative most figuresome)

comparative more figuresome · superlative most figuresome

  1. Possessing an attractive figure or shape.

    She hid her underclothes but she couldn't hide the curves of her body. Jane assessed her and nodded approvingly. “Very figuresome.”

    2000, Tracy Fobes, Forbidden Garden
    1 more example

    When she opened the door, I saw the most figuresome woman in the world, as Donna had on a long Michael Jordan Nike tee shirt. . .and that's all.

    2006, L. L. C. Re'al Bull Oney, Re'al Oney, L. l. c., A Trace of Death!

    Synonyms: shapely

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePossessing an attractive figure or shape.

Similar
shapely

Origin

  1. Englishfigure
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishfiguresome

From figure + -some.

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APA

figuresome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figuresome

MLA

“figuresome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figuresome. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figuresome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figuresome.

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