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Desirable vs Shapely - What's the difference?

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Desirable is a related term of shapely.


As adjectives the difference between desirable and shapely

is that desirable is wanted while shapely is having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.

desirable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Suitable]], worthy to be [[desire#Verb, desired.
  • *
    • With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get

    Antonyms

    * undesirable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
    • There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.
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    shapely

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at

    • Derived terms

    * shapeliness