Meaning & use
callipygous
Having a well-shaped, attractive buttocks; used chiefly as a humorous or literary description.
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The statue was famous in antiquity for its callipygous figure of Venus.
The critic joked that the sculptor seemed obsessed with callipygous poses.
A note on using this word
Callipygous derives from Greek roots meaning "beautiful buttocks" and survives mainly in art criticism and playful or archaic writing.
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