Definition of Shapely

1. Adjective. Having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape. "A slim waist and shapely legs"


Definition of Shapely

1. a. Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical.

Definition of Shapely

1. Adjective. Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shapely

1. having a pleasing shape [adj -LIER, -LIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shapely

shape up or ship out
shapeable
shaped
shaped up
shapedness
shapeless
shapelessly
shapelessness
shapelessnesses
shapelet
shapelets
shapelier
shapeliest
shapeliness
shapelinesses
shapely (current term)
shapen
shaper
shapers
shapes
shapes up
shapeshift
shapeshifted
shapeshifter
shapeshifters
shapeshifting
shapeshifts
shapeup
shapeups
shapewear

Literary usage of Shapely

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Barbizon Days: Millet, Corot, Rousseau, Barye by Charles Sprague Smith (1902)
"There they are; Corot has seen them and painted them to the life—graceful, shapely, lithe, not mortal nor sensuous, as in the nude canvases of the modern ..."

2. The Apples of New York by Spencer Ambrose Beach, Nathaniel Ogden Booth, Orrin Morehouse Taylor (1905)
"The fruit, being large, shapely and highly colored, often sells well because of its attractive appearance ..."

3. The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the by Alfred Ayres (1881)
"... visions give one's letters a shapely appearance that they otherwise never have. Purchase. This word is much preferred to its synonym buy, by that class ..."

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