Category: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.