schmalhüftig

narrow-hipped, slim-hipped

adjective SHMAL-hueft-ikh Rare

Usage Note

Schmalhüftig describes a person or silhouette with narrow hips. It is used in fashion and body-description contexts and can also appear figuratively to mean lean or spare in style.

Examples

"Das schmalhüftige Modell trug die Hose besonders elegant."

Natural Translation

The narrow-hipped model wore the trousers particularly elegantly.

Literal Translation

The slim-hipped model wore the trousers particularly elegantly.

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