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Definition of Shapely
1. Adjective. Having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape. "A slim waist and shapely legs"
Derivative terms: Shape, Shapeliness
Antonyms: Unshapely
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
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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