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Webster 1913 Edition
Shapely
Shape′ly
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Shapelier
; sup
erl.
Shapeliest
.] 1.
Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical.
T. Warton.
Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn,
The spiry fir and
The spiry fir and
shapely
box adorn. Pope.
Where the
shapely
column stood. Couper.
2.
Fit; suitable.
[Obs.]
Shaply
for to be an alderman. Chaucer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Shapely
SHA'PELY
,Adj.
Definition 2024
shapely
shapely
English
Adjective
shapely (comparative shapelier or more shapely, superlative shapeliest or most shapely)
Derived terms
Translations
having a pleasing shape
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