Shape″ly, a. [Compar.Shapelier (?); superl.Shapeliest.] 1. Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical. T. Warton.
Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn,
The spiry fir and shapely box adorn. Pope.
Where the shapely column stood. Couper.
2. Fit; suitable.
Shaply for to be an alderman. Chaucer.