shapely
Example Sentences
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Unassuming from the outside, the shop opens into a huge ark of mortar-crusted brick and ribcage-like beams, with long dining tables displaying shapely vases, pitchers, teacups and plates in shades of apricot, amber and malachite.
He managed to tear a flat strip of wood from a nearby log and with his pearl-handled penknife whittled a shapely handle.
From Literature
But as the dance progressed, a certain softness prevailed, reinforced by the choreography’s buttery pliés, shapely arms and softly bent knees in leg extensions.
From New York Times
In the place of cabinets, it featured exposed wooden shelves stocked with shapely glass jars of potions and preserves.
From New York Times
He says he took the above photo when "like so many others that day and on countless days before us, we rested awhile at Sycamore Gap admiring the tree's shapely tenacity and vigour".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
