Lexic.us

Definition of Shapeless

1. Adjective. Having no definite form or distinct shape. "A shapeless mass of protoplasm"

2. Adjective. Lacking symmetry or attractive form. "A shapeless hat on his head"

Definition of Shapeless

1. a. Destitute of shape or regular form; wanting symmetry of dimensions; misshapen; -- opposed to shapely.

Definition of Shapeless

1. Adjective. without shape ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shapeless

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shapeless

shape shape-shifter shape-shifters shape-up shape constancy shape memory alloy shape memory alloys shape note shape poem shape up

shape up or ship out shapeable shaped shaped up shapedness shapeless (current term) shapelessly shapelessness shapelessnesses shapelet

shapelets shapelier shapeliest shapeliness shapelinesses shapely shapen shaper shapers shapes

Literary usage of Shapeless

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"shapeless. I'll be a Brig when ye're a shapeless cairn ! The Brigs of Ayr. 7. ... S. Where, thro* a shapeless breach, his stream resounds. ..."

2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"... and a large shapeless building containing twenty-four figures of Vishnu and his various avatars, carved in good style in a close-grained green stone. ..."

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