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   statuesque

   /ˌstatʃʊˈɛsk/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a woman) attractively tall, graceful, and dignified: "her statuesque beauty"
   • 2. reminiscent of a statue in size, posture, or stillness: "frozen, statuesque attitudes"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from statue, on the pattern of picturesque.

   Derivatives

   • 1. statuesquely adverb
   • 2. statuesqueness noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • S

     1

   • T

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   • A

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   • T

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   • U

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   • Q

     10

   • U

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