shapely
Adjective
- Having an attractive and well-proportioned form.
- having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
- "a slim waist and shapely legs"
Adj
- Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.
Examples
- Her SHAPELY rack of letters always seemed to form high-scoring words effortlessly.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English schaply, schappely (“well-shaped, beautiful, attractive”), perhaps from Old English *ġesċeaplīċ (“according to design, proper, fit”) (suggested by Old English ġesċeaplīċe (“properly, fitting, well”)), equivalent to shape + -ly.
Synonyms
shapely, well set
Scrabble Score: 15
shapely: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordshapely: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shapely: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
shapely: valid Words With Friends Word