malproportioned
Wrongly scaled parts
Malproportioned describes something whose parts are badly sized in relation to each other.
A malproportioned figure might have arms too long for its torso or a head too large for its body.
The word appears in art criticism and anatomy but is uncommon in everyday speech: The sculpture's malproportioned limbs gave it an unsettling quality.
Lacking equilibrium or stability
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
inharmonious · awkward · misaligned · facade · elevation · massing · scale · fenestration
Not equal on both sides
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
ill-formed · distorted · irregular · awkward · uneven · deformed · crooked · skewed
Misshapen from original form
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- amateurishLacking professional skill
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
flawed · perspective · foreshortening · anatomical · rendering · draftsmanship · composition · misrendered
unbalanced
Lacking equilibrium or stability
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
clumsy · inharmonious · awkward · misaligned · facade · elevation · massing · scale · fenestration · ungraceful
asymmetrical
Not equal on both sides
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
ungainly · ill-formed · distorted · irregular · awkward · uneven · deformed · crooked · skewed · twisted
distorted
Misshapen from original form
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- amateurishLacking professional skill
crude · flawed · perspective · foreshortening · anatomical · rendering · draftsmanship · composition · misrendered · inaccurate
malproportionedwell-proportioned
Having harmonious dimensions
symmetrical · balanced · proportionate · harmonious · shapely
mal, proportion, proportioned, proportional, proportionally, proportionate, proportionately, disproportioned, disproportionate