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Synonyms for shapely
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sheyp-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃeɪp li |
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Définition of shapely
Origin :- "well-formed, having a regular and pleasing shape," late 14c., from shape (n.) + -ly (1). Related: Shapeliness.
- adj well-proportioned
- A shapely one he is, and strong, as e'er from cast was cast.
- Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
- The hands and wrists of this lady were very white and shapely.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- A slight shake of Edith's small, shapely head served for answer.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- Even her hands, reddened and calloused by labor, were well kept and shapely.
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- She did not raise her shapely head, but her glance was no dream thing.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- He knows the dainty step, the erect carriage, the shapely frame.
- Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
- She was secretly pleased with his strong face and shapely head.
- Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
- Their figures were shapely and elegant, their hands slim and soft.
- Extract from : « Scottish Ghost Stories » by Elliott O'Donnell
- Quintia is lovely to many; to me she is fair, tall, and shapely.
- Extract from : « The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus » by Caius Valerius Catullus
- Dainty and shapely they were, and would have done for models.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Detroit » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
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