shaped

American  

[sheypt] / ʃeɪpt /

adjective

1. of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination).

   a U-shaped driveway.

2. designed to fit a particular form, body, or contour.

   a shaped garment.

3. Furniture. having other than a plane surface.

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-shaped British  

/ ʃeɪpt /

combining form

1. having the shape of

   an L-shaped room

   a pear-shaped figure

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Other Word Forms

• well-shaped adjective

Etymology

Origin of shaped

First recorded in 1530–40; shape + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Their motion is shaped by collisions, shifting winds, pressure differences, and changing electric and magnetic fields.

From Science Daily

Rather, it will be shaped by how he handles weakening financial market discipline and regulation.

From Barron's

While running, Jackson shaped four decades of campus wars and culture wars.

From The Wall Street Journal

Where Jackson really left his mark was at the Democratic National Convention, delivering the “Rainbow Coalition” speech that shaped the soul of the Democratic party for decades to come.

From Salon

That makes the rich especially valuable in a representative democracy like the U.S., where policy is normally shaped by the play of public opinion, competition among interest groups and the weight of a permanent bureaucracy.

From The Wall Street Journal

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