shapely

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape“a slim waist and shapely legs”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Shapely \Shape"ly\, a. [Compar. Shapelier; superl. Shapeliest.]

1.Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]

Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn.— Pope.[1913 Webster]
Where the shapely column stood.— Couper.[1913 Webster]

2.Fit; suitable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Shaply for to be an alderman.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
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