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.
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