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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.