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shapeless

[shayp-lis] / ˈʃeɪp lɪs /


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Because youth movements are unpredictable and shapeless, often with no clear structure to negotiate with.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

When the park opened in 2006, I thought it seemed too flat and shapeless, too hemmed in by Broadway and Spring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

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

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2024

Robert slouches against the fender of his Packard automobile, his shapeless dark jacket covered with dust, his hair an unkempt mop, his eyes glaring mistrustfully at the lens from under hooded brows.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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