Definition of shapely Shapely

/ʃejˈpli/ - [sheyplee] - shape•ly

We found 5 definitions of shapely from 4 different sources.

What does shapely mean?

Adjective shapely, shapelier, shapeliest
shapely - having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs"
		unshapely not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman"
		bosomy, sonsy, sonsie, full-bosomed, curvaceous, busty, well-endowed, curvy, buxom, stacked, voluptuous (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress"
		callipygian, callipygous pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks; "the quest for the callipygian ideal"
		clean-limbed having well-proportioned limbs
		full-fashioned, fully fashioned knitted to fit the shape of the body; "full-fashioned hosiery"
		junoesque, statuesque suggestive of a statue
		modeled, sculpturesque, sculptural, sculptured resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies"
		retrousse, tip-tilted, upturned (used of noses) turned up at the end; "a retrousse nose"; "a small upturned nose"
		well-proportioned of pleasing proportions