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shapeless

[ sheyp-lis ]

adjective

  1. having no definite or regular shape or form:

    a shapeless mass of clay.

  2. lacking beauty or elegance of form.


shapeless

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

adjective

  1. having no definite shape or form

    a shapeless mass

    a shapeless argument

  2. lacking a symmetrical or aesthetically pleasing shape

    a shapeless figure

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹱Ա, noun
  • ˈ󲹱, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 󲹱l· adverb
  • 󲹱l·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shapeless1

1250–1300; shape + -less; replacing Middle English scaples
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Example Sentences

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But make no mistake: this was a serious mis-step, and he accepted full responsibility for the shapeless fiasco that unfolded at Wembley.

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They cited her “frumpy cardigan, shapeless above-the-knee shift” and, get this, “‘demure’ makeup.”

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Mr. Cranston, a large, shapeless man anyway, in a bowler hat and his windowpane plaid greatcoat under his life preserver.

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The main process affected was morphogenesis -- an organism developing its shape -- and shapeless embryos cannot survive.

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Instead of what passes away, he’s thinking about what can be rescued from some nameless, shapeless future obliteration.

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