Meaning & use
Shapeless
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Lacking a definite or attractive shape or form.
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She wrapped herself in a shapeless gray sweater on the cold morning.
The clay was still shapeless, waiting for the potter's hands to form it.
A note on using this word
Often used with mild disapproval to describe clothing or design that fails to flatter or define a form.
Words with a similar meaning
formlessamorphous
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Words with an opposite meaning
shapelywell-formed
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