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shapely Definition

shapely (-lē)

adjective -·lier, -·li·est

having a pleasing or graceful shape or form; well-proportioned: used esp. of a woman with a full, rounded figure

shapely Related Forms
shape·li·ness noun
shapely Synonyms

shapely

modif.

symmetrical, comely, proportioned; see trim 2.

shapely Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • peak: These two shapely peaks rise to create a wonderful traverse at the heart of big mountain scenary.
  • arm: The shapely arms are covered with acrylic in a lovely pale honey color.
  • figure: Hi I am a good looking young woman with a petite and yet shapely figure.
  • form: I have often admired its shapely form from the seafront near my home.
  • body: CJ is a cute, cuddly, very nice elephant with a beautiful face arid a shapely, hourglass body.
  • line: How many of us used to lie awake at night dreaming of her shapely lines and the adventures we once shared?

Modifying Another Word

  • very: Blue Bird ) - A lovely small to medium sized shrub covered with very shapely lacecap type heads.
  • so: She's so shapely, " Chantelle told OK magazine.
  • extremely: England won the women's final also in the extremely shapely forms of Lucy Bolton and Zara Dampney.
  • yet: Hi I am a good looking young woman with a petite and yet shapely figure.

Preposition: in

  • way: But if the dollar is shapely in an obese way, there is little in the slender euro to please the investor's eye.