Shapeless — Shape less, a. Destitute of shape or regular form; wanting symmetry of dimensions; misshapen; opposed to {shapely}. {Shape less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The shapeless rock, or hanging precipice. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shapeless — index disordered, indefinite, indeterminate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shapeless — *formless, unformed Analogous words: *rude, rough, crude Antonyms: shapely Contrasted words: proportionate, *proportional, commensurate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
shapeless — [adj] formless abnormal, amorphic, amorphous, anomalous, assymetrical, baggy, deformed, disfigured, embryonic, ill formed, inchoate, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, invisible, irregular, malformed, misshapen, mutilated, nebulous,… … New thesaurus
shapeless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking definite or attractive shape. DERIVATIVES shapelessly adverb shapelessness noun … English terms dictionary
shapeless — [shāp′lis] adj. 1. without distinct or regular shape or form 2. without a pleasing or symmetrical shape; unshapely shapelessly adv. shapelessness n … English World dictionary
shapeless — shape|less [ ʃeıpləs ] adjective 1. ) without a definite shape: a shapeless garment 2. ) not organized or arranged in an effective way: a shapeless novel 3. ) MAINLY LITERARY not easily described: a shapeless fear ╾ shape|less|ly adverb ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shapeless — shape|less [ˈʃeıpləs] adj 1.) not having a clear or definite shape ▪ a shapeless dress 2.) something such as a book or a plan that is shapeless does not seem to have a clear structure >shapelessly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
shapeless — [[t]ʃe͟ɪpləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is shapeless does not have a distinct or attractive shape. Aunt Mary never wore anything but shapeless black dresses … English dictionary
shapeless — adjective 1 not having a clear or definite shape: Why should fat women have to wear baggy, shapeless dresses? 2 something such as a book or a plan that is shapeless does not seem to have a clear structure shapelessly adverb shapelessness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
