Definition of Shapily
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Having a pleasing shape. Pleasant to look at.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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