"ship-shape" meaning in English

See ship-shape in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ship-shape [comparative], most ship-shape [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ship-shape (comparative more ship-shape, superlative most ship-shape)
  1. Archaic spelling of shipshape. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: shipshape
    Sense id: en-ship-shape-en-adj-JKOTsWjj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Adverb

Forms: more ship-shape [comparative], most ship-shape [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} ship-shape (comparative more ship-shape, superlative most ship-shape)
  1. Archaic spelling of shipshape. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: shipshape
    Sense id: en-ship-shape-en-adv-JKOTsWjj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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