sculpted

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a noun

   Made or shaped as if by a sculptor; having a clear, carefully formed outline or shape.

   Grammar: Used before a noun to describe a shape or feature that looks deliberately formed, like a sculpture.

   Patterns

   • sculpted features
   • sculpted body
   • sculpted look

   The actor has sculpted cheekbones that photographers love.

   She admired the sculpted lines of the new sports car.

2. 2verbtransitive or intransitive

   Past tense and past participle of sculpt: carved or shaped a material, or made something into a particular form.

   Grammar: As a verb, it can take an object (sculpt a figure) or be used without one (he sculpts for a living).

   Patterns

   • sculpt something from something
   • sculpt something into something
   • sculpt in stone

   The artist sculpted the clay into a bird.

   He sculpted the garden hedge into a spiral.

Common combinations

sculpted features

His sculpted features made him look like a Roman statue.

sculpted body

After months of training, she had a sculpted body.

sculpted from

The statue was sculpted from a single block of marble.

sculpted into

The ice was sculpted into a swan.

Synonyms and how they differ

carved

Focuses on cutting a hard material; sculpted can also describe a person's shape.

chiseled

Often used for sharp facial features; sculpted is a little broader.

shaped

More general and neutral; sculpted suggests deliberate artistic shaping.

Word family

sculpt verb

To make a shape from stone, clay, etc.

sculptor noun

A person who makes sculptures.

sculpture noun

A work of art made by shaping material.

sculptural adjective

Relating to sculpture or having a sculpted quality.

Commonly confused: sculpted or sculpture?

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