shapely
- adjective
- /ˈʃeɪpli/
- She has a shapely figure that turns heads wherever she goes.
The way it looks smooth and shapely without any fleshy encumbrance, the way it feels clean and the and the way it works reducing premature ejaculation.
- The way it looks smooth and shapely without any fleshy encumbrance, the way it feels clean and the and the way it works reducing premature ejaculation.
Examples
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Right now, 10:10 a.m., Lyric is tying the laces of her espadrilles around her shapely ankles.
Fiction book (1996) -
Unlike Mona, Annie was a beauty: five-ten, tan, shapely, with a model's face.
Fiction book (2000) -
Once again, I have saved your small but relatively shapely behind.
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You got a shapely figure, mama
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You have very shapely feet.
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Since we are at chair level, we notice her shapely bottom half.
Fiction book (1993) -
- I have very shapely ankles.
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You've got a very shapely lady there.
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The woman wore an orange tank top that showed to advantage her tanned, shapely shoulders.
Fiction book (1996) -
Too thin, Coren thought, but attractive nevertheless--tall, long legs, shapely, very shapely.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
Having a nice face or body that people find attractive
Having rounded body shapes often seen as attractive, especially with a full bust and hips
Having a rounded, attractive body shape with noticeable curves, usually for women
Plump and attractive in a healthy way
Antonyms
How Shapely
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shapely comes from the simple word shape plus the ending -ly, so it literally meant 'having shape' or 'in a shape'. That's why shapely describes someone or something with a nice, well-formed body or form.