shapely

adj
/ˈʃeɪpli/US

Etymology

From Middle English schaply, schappely (“well-shaped, beautiful, attractive”), perhaps from Old English *ġesċeaplīċ (“according to design, proper, fit”) (suggested by Old English ġesċeaplīċe (“properly, fitting, well”)), equivalent to shape + -ly.

  1. inherited from *ġesċeaplīċ — “according to design, proper, fit
  2. inherited from schaply

Definitions

  1. Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.

    • The more solicitous of the two was Nurse Cramer, a shapely, pretty, sexless girl with a wholesome unattractive face.

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