shapely
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
shape′·li·ness noun
shapely
Synonyms
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.
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