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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Shape·ly, a. [Compar. Shapelier superl. Shapeliest.]
 1. Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical.
 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.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 shapely
      adj : having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist
            and shapely legs" [ant: unshapely]
      [also: shapeliest, shapelier]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 shapelier
      See shapely