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SHAPELESS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking symmetry or attractive form
Example:
a shapeless hat on his head
Classified under:
Similar:
unshapely (not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape)
Derivation:
shapelessness (the quality of lacking an esthetically pleasing shape)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having no definite form or distinct shape
Example:
a shapeless mass of protoplasm
Synonyms:
amorphous; formless; shapeless
Classified under:
Similar:
unformed (not having form or shape)
Derivation:
shapelessness (an amorphous or indefinite shape)
Context examples:
By its light I saw that the black ceiling was coming down upon me, slowly, jerkily, but, as none knew better than myself, with a force which must within a minute grind me to a shapeless pulp.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
