shapely

  • 21shapely — shape·ly …

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  • 22shapely — [ˈʃeɪpli] adj attractive in shape …

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  • 23shapely — shape•ly [[t]ˈʃeɪp li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est sex having a pleasing shape, esp. with reference to a woman s figure • Etymology: 1325–75; re formation, after shape, of ME shaply, schaply shape′li•ness, n …

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  • 24shapely — /ˈʃeɪpli / (say shayplee) adjective (shapelier, shapeliest) having a pleasing shape; well formed. –shapeliness, noun …

  • 25shapely — adj. (shapelier, shapeliest) 1 well formed or proportioned. 2 of elegant or pleasing shape or appearance. Derivatives: shapeliness n …

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  • 26Shapely Shadow Inc. —    Shapley Shadow is a dress form company founded in 1997 by Ilona Foyer in Malibu, California. Utilizing 3 D bodyscanning technology to capture a particular body image, it makes a dress form that is perfectly symmetrical for use by designers,… …

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  • 27Shapelier — Shapely Shape ly, a. [Compar. {Shapelier}; superl. {Shapeliest}.] 1. Well formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn. Pope.… …

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  • 28Shapeliest — Shapely Shape ly, a. [Compar. {Shapelier}; superl. {Shapeliest}.] 1. Well formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn. Pope.… …

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  • 29shapeliness — shapely ► ADJECTIVE (shapelier, shapeliest) ▪ having an attractive or well proportioned shape. DERIVATIVES shapeliness noun …

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  • 30buxom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. plump, healthy; shapely, [well ]built. See form. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hearty] Syn. plump, robust, vigorous; see healthy 1 , fat 1 . 2. [Large breasted] Syn. shapely, curvaceous, voluptuous,… …

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