pear-shaped
adjective
1
: having an oval shape markedly tapering at one end
2
of a vocal tone
: free from harshness, thinness, or nasality
Examples of pear-shaped in a Sentence
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Dog is bottom-heavy and pear-shaped with short legs.
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Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
But this is Black Mirror, so everything goes very, very pear-shaped after that.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 June 2023
Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
But this is Black Mirror, so everything goes very, very pear-shaped after that.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 June 2023
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“Pear-shaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pear-shaped. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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