figuresome

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English

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Etymology

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From figure +‎ -some.

Adjective

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figuresome (comparative more figuresome, superlative most figuresome)

  1. Possessing an attractive figure or shape.
    Synonym: shapely
    • 2000, Tracy Fobes, Forbidden Garden:
      She hid her underclothes but she couldn't hide the curves of her body. Jane assessed her and nodded approvingly. “Very figuresome.”
    • 2006, L. L. C. Re'al Bull Oney, Re'al Oney, L. l. c., A Trace of Death!:
      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.