unshapely
Lacking pleasing proportions
Unshapely means lacking a pleasing or attractive form.
The word typically describes bodies or figures considered unattractive by conventional standards: She felt unshapely in the ill-fitting dress.
It can also describe objects that are misshapen or poorly proportioned: an unshapely lump of clay.
Unequally balanced
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- warpedBent out of true
- twistedWound around itself
- contortedTwisted unnaturally
deformed · malformed · crooked · bent · gnarled · lumpy · bumpy · asymmetrical
Lacking ease of movement
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- gracelessLacking smoothness or charm
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
- gawkyAwkwardly tall and clumsy
lumbering · clumsy · unwieldy · cumbersome · hulking · ponderous · shambling · gangling
Unpleasant to look at
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unlovelyNot pleasing aesthetically
unprepossessing · uncomely · unbecoming · unflattering · unaesthetic · dumpy · frumpy · dowdy
lopsided
Unequally balanced
contorted · deformed · malformed · crooked · bent · gnarled · lumpy · bumpy · asymmetrical · uneven
ungainly
Lacking ease of movement
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- gracelessLacking smoothness or charm
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
gawky · lumbering · clumsy · unwieldy · cumbersome · hulking · ponderous · shambling · gangling · lanky
unsightly
Unpleasant to look at
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
- plainBasic and unremarkable
unlovely · unprepossessing · uncomely · unbecoming · unflattering · unaesthetic · dumpy · frumpy · dowdy · squat
unshapelyshapely
Attractively curved or formed
well-proportioned · curvaceous · curvy · voluptuous · statuesque