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
And some messy filmmaking too, even if that’s the point of this elegantly shapeless headspace travelogue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
Julianne Hough, co-host of the official red carpet show alongside Hudgens, wore shapeless white trousers with shimmery detailing around the bust.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024
The entire design process -- from a shapeless block with zero movement to a full-on walking robot -- took just 26 seconds on a laptop.
From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023
When the shapeless inhuman figure sprang into the middle of the storage yard, the four Egyptians could only clutch each other in panic, too shocked for the moment to even scream.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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