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[ sheyp-lee ] / ˈʃeɪp li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shapely ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, shape·li·er, shape·li·est.having a pleasing shape, especially with reference to a woman's figure. Origin of shapely1325–75; shape + -ly; replacing Middle English shaply, schaply; compare Old English gesceaplīce (adv.) fitly OTHER WORDS FROM shapelyshape·li·ness, nounun·shape·li·ness, nounun·shape·ly, adjectiveWords nearby shapelyShaoyang, shape, shaped, shaped charge, shapeless, shapely, shapen, shape note, shape-note singing, shaper, shapeshifter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shapelyAt 16, Jen is tall and shapely, a strong, pretty, lovable girl with a crazy grin and a powerful mind. The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST All of them are beautiful and sexy by agreed standards (fit, slender yet shapely, big eyes, symmetrical features). Give Up on Mr. Perfect?|Liesl Schillinger|February 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST He knows the dainty step, the erect carriage, the shapely frame. St. Cuthbert's|Robert E. Knowles Its glistening interior, and shapely lines, make it one of our most handsome shells. Beautiful Shells of New Zealand|E. G. B. Moss
She was lying on a lounge by the fire, with her delicate hands clasped over her shapely head. The Doctor's Daughter|"Vera" And the shapely hands had no hint of weakness in their grip on the iron arms of the station seat. The Reclaimers|Margaret Hill McCarter He had a large, shapely, imposing presence, and dark and flashing eyes. Complete Prose Works|Walt Whitman
British Dictionary definitions for shapely
adjective -lier or -liest(esp of a woman's body or legs) pleasing or attractive in shape Derived forms of shapelyshapeliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shapelycurvaceous, rounded, elegant, comely, graceful, pleasing, balanced, beautiful, built, neat, regular, statuesque, symmetrical, trim, sightly, full-figured, proportioned, sylphlike, well-formed, well-turned |