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This doesn't seem to do anything except accentuate the unshapeliness of the gallery.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2010

In his emotion all unshapeliness of limb or movement seemed to have disappeared.

From Eleanor by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

That the sixteen pages are excessively brilliant does not a bit excuse the wilful unshapeliness of the book's design.

From The Author's Craft by Bennett, Arnold

The ends of his wide trousers were clipped tight round his ankles, so that his heavy hobnailed boots were displayed in all their vast unshapeliness.

From Servants of the Guns by Jeffery, Jeffery E.

By a slight stress laid on the difference of usage the unshapeliness may be done away with, and a new grace found where none was sought. 

From Style by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir