shapely
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li adjective, shape·li·er, shape·li·est.
having a pleasing shape, especially with reference to a woman's figure.
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shapely (ˈʃeɪplɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -lier, -liest | |
| (esp of a woman's body or legs) pleasing or attractive in shape | |
| 'shapeliness | |
| —n | |
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Shapely
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
As they got within a few meters, they recognized the shapely tail of a whale.
As she summons the field hands for their meal, a gust of wind reveals a provocative bit of petticoat and her shapely ankles.
The head was adorned with long tresses of human hair, and crowned with a shapely feather helmet.
The speaker and the microphone are mounted in the shapely handset.
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