Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Shapely \Shape"ly\, a. [Compar. {Shapelier}; superl.
{Shapeliest}.]
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.
Source : WordNet®
shapely
adj : having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist
and shapely legs" [ant: {unshapely}]
[also: {shapeliest}, {shapelier}]
shapelier
See {shapely}