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—shapeliness, n./shayp"lee/, adj., shapelier, shapeliest.having a pleasing shape, esp. with reference to a woman's figure.[1325-75; SHAPE + -LY; r. ME shaply, schaply; cf. OE gesceaplice (adv.) fitly]
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shapely — (adj.) well formed, late 14c., from SHAPE (Cf. shape) (n.) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) … Etymology dictionary
shapely — [adj] well proportioned balanced, beautiful, built, comely, curvaceous, elegant, full figured, graceful, neat, pleasing, proportioned, regular, rounded, sightly, statuesque, sylphlike, symmetrical, trim, well formed, well turned; concepts 406,490 … New thesaurus
shapely — ► ADJECTIVE (shapelier, shapeliest) ▪ having an attractive or well proportioned shape. DERIVATIVES shapeliness noun … English terms dictionary
shapely — [shāp′lē] adj. shapelier, shapeliest having a pleasing or graceful shape or form; well proportioned: used esp. of a woman with a full, rounded figure shapeliness n … English World dictionary
shapely — [[t]ʃe͟ɪpli[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (approval) If you describe a woman as shapely, you mean that she has an attractive shape. ...her shapely legs … English dictionary
shapely — UK [ˈʃeɪplɪ] / US adjective Word forms shapely : adjective shapely comparative shapelier superlative shapeliest attractive in shape Derived word: shapeliness noun uncountable … English dictionary
shapely — adjective (shapelier; est) Date: 14th century 1. having a regular or pleasing shape 2. orderly and consistent in arrangement or plan < shapely essays > • shapeliness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
shapely — adj. Shapely is used with these nouns: ↑breast, ↑hip, ↑leg … Collocations dictionary
shapely — shape|ly [ˈʃeıpli] adj having a body that has an attractive shape ▪ She had long shapely legs … Dictionary of contemporary English
shapely — adjective having a body that has an attractive shape: shapely curved legs shapeliness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
