statuesque

Etymology

Borrowed from French statuesque, equivalent to statue + -esque.

adj

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a statue.
    He was by no means a bad hero to look at, if such a thing were needed. His face was pale, melancholy, statuesque—and his large enthusiastic eyes, suggested a story and a secret—perhaps a horror. 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
  2. (of a woman) Elegantly tall, graceful, and attractive.
    Christy Turlington is a statuesque supermodel famous for her fashion ads.

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