shapeless
Americanadjective
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having no definite or regular shape or form.
a shapeless mass of clay.
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lacking beauty or elegance of form.
adjective
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having no definite shape or form
a shapeless mass
a shapeless argument
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lacking a symmetrical or aesthetically pleasing shape
a shapeless figure
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Nature herself is more than shapeless irregularity; the woods have glades and groves, animal trails and vistas; like literature, they have rising and falling action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Hyland can’t resolve her shapeless play, so she has Sally talk her way into the future in a rambling monologue that’s a complete cop-out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
They cited her “frumpy cardigan, shapeless above-the-knee shift” and, get this, “‘demure’ makeup.”
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2024
The main process affected was morphogenesis -- an organism developing its shape -- and shapeless embryos cannot survive.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Before the beginning there was nothing—no earth, no heavens, no stars, no sky: only the mist world, formless and shapeless, and the fire world, always burning.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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