[
UK
/ʃˈeɪpli/
]
[ US /ˈʃeɪpɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈʃeɪpɫi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
a slim waist and shapely legs
How To Use shapely In A Sentence
- It is a cruel fashion irony, but a shapeless dress looks good only on a shapely body. Times, Sunday Times
- She was around my age and had long, shapely legs and a beautiful smile. The Sun
- It is impossible not to love Rio, and it is not just the shapely bottoms. Times, Sunday Times
- Ben Wyvis, for instance, is unlikely to win any prizes in a contest against some of the more shapely Highland summits.
- Unless you have a very shapely hand, you'll get chopped to pieces. Times, Sunday Times
- Her long, striking extensions and shapely arms undoubtedly would catch more eyes in a company with fewer spitfires and soubrettes.
- The padded work coverall somehow managed to accentuate her shapely body.
- I can't imagine myself keeping quiet holding that nice shapely West hand with all the points in the long suits. Times, Sunday Times
- To die in childhood or infancy is to be deprived of a natural life span; such a death makes one's life a stunted and unshapely affair.
- And whilst she was statuesque, her body was fully in proportion, slim and shapely, moulded by a carefully understated outfit.