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shapeless

[sheyp-lis] / ˈʃeɪp lɪs /


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Nature herself is more than shapeless irregularity; the woods have glades and groves, animal trails and vistas; like literature, they have rising and falling action.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Hyland can’t resolve her shapeless play, so she has Sally talk her way into the future in a rambling monologue that’s a complete cop-out.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2026

They cited her “frumpy cardigan, shapeless above-the-knee shift” and, get this, “‘demure’ makeup.”

From Salon Aug. 25, 2024

The main process affected was morphogenesis -- an organism developing its shape -- and shapeless embryos cannot survive.

From Science Daily Apr. 16, 2024

Jack’s beautiful mother was not welcomed by the women in the village, who wore shapeless dresses and hid their hair under scarves.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren




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