shapely
Americanadjective
adjective
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- shapeliness noun
- unshapeliness noun
- unshapely adjective
Etymology
Origin of shapely
1325–75; shape + -ly; replacing Middle English shaply, schaply; compare Old English gesceaplīce (adv.) fitly
Example Sentences
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He made Eve the shining star — a graceful beauty, her shapely body framed by an explosive sunburst of wavy hair.
From Los Angeles Times
But as the dance progressed, a certain softness prevailed, reinforced by the choreography’s buttery pliés, shapely arms and softly bent knees in leg extensions.
From New York Times
In the place of cabinets, it featured exposed wooden shelves stocked with shapely glass jars of potions and preserves.
From New York Times
Eve’s long, spiraling strands of hair blow out into a radiant aureole behind her shapely body, as if it were a starburst halo framing a divinity.
From Los Angeles Times
He says he took the above photo when "like so many others that day and on countless days before us, we rested awhile at Sycamore Gap admiring the tree's shapely tenacity and vigour".
From BBC
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