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English Dictionary: shapely by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shapely
adj
  1. having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs"
    Antonym(s): unshapely
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shapely \Shape"ly\, a. [Compar. {Shapelier}; superl.
      {Shapeliest}.]
      1. Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical.
            --T. Warton.
  
                     Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, 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.
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