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Shapely
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.