English
shapeful
From shape + -ful.
Formed from shape + -ful
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- ‘to split, cut’
Proto-Germanic *gaskapą
Proto-West Germanic *gaskap
Old English ġesceap ‘shape, form; creation’
Middle English schap
English shape
Today it means
adj Having an attractive shape; shapely.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “shapeful”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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