shapely

Other forms of shapely

comparative or superlative

shapelier

comparative or superlative

shapeliest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about shapely

What does shapely mean?

shapely means "having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape".

How many syllables are in shapely?

shapely has 2 syllables: shape-ly. The stress falls on "shape". In IPA it is /ˈʃeɪpli/.

What is the opposite of shapely?

The recorded antonyms are unshapely.

Is shapely a common word?

shapely is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.