SHAPELIER

SHAPELY

shapely

(adjective) having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; โ€œa slim waist and shapely legsโ€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

shapelier

comparative form of shapely

Anagrams

• Pele's hair

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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