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unshaped

American  
[uhn-sheypt] / ʌnˈʃeɪpt /

adjective

  1. not shaped or definitely formed.


Etymology

Origin of unshaped

First recorded in 1565–75; un- 1 + shaped

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There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2023

The conductor Roderick Cox spoke movingly of his program a few nights later, though the distinctive atmosphere of Barber’s “Knoxville” and Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” Suite suffered from his unshaped orchestral climaxes.

From New York Times Aug. 8, 2022

As engrossing as each episode is, the series feels unshaped, steered in a new direction every time a new development materializes.

From Slate May 23, 2018

What was to become the Broadway phenomenon “Hamilton” was still raw and unshaped when documentary filmmaker Alex Horwitz turned on his camera three years ago.

From Seattle Times Oct. 19, 2016

Dividing the upland into two there marched a double line of unshaped standing stones that dwindled into the dusk and vanished in the trees.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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