shapeless

[ sheyp-lis ]
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adjective
  1. having no definite or regular shape or form: a shapeless mass of clay.

  2. lacking beauty or elegance of form.

Origin of shapeless

1
1250–1300; shape + -less; replacing Middle English scaples

Other words from shapeless

  • shape·less·ly, adverb
  • shape·less·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for shapeless

shapeless

/ (ˈʃeɪplɪs) /


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

Derived forms of shapeless

  • shapelessly, adverb
  • shapelessness, noun

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