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
She, too, had fallen under the spell of believing that they were plain and shapeless.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
The main process affected was morphogenesis -- an organism developing its shape -- and shapeless embryos cannot survive.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
In contrast to United's shapeless efforts, City were measured, controlled and passed the ball around with the confidence of a team that knew they were up against opponents nowhere near their level.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023
Then he saw what the figure was wearing: a shapeless dress that stretched below her knees, a matronly oatmeal-colored shawl around her shoulders.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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