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shapely
(shape¦ly)
Pronunciation:
/ˈʃeɪpli/
adjective
(
shapelier
,
shapeliest
)
(especially of a woman or part of her body) having an attractive or well-proportioned shape:
however much she ate it made no difference to her shapely figure
Derivatives
shapeliness
noun
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