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
Even with 15 men on the pitch, their attack, with a healthy supply of ball, was shapeless.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
She, too, had fallen under the spell of believing that they were plain and shapeless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
They cited her “frumpy cardigan, shapeless above-the-knee shift” and, get this, “‘demure’ makeup.”
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2024
He glared at Quentin, leaning forward over the table now, looking huge and shapeless as a bear in his swaddling of garments.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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