shapeless
/ˈʃeɪ pləs/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) having no definite form or distinct shape
- (adj) lacking symmetry or attractive form
Synonym(s)
Usage(s):
- Meanwhile, Muslim women wearing long, shapeless dresses and head-scarves stood around in small groups.
- It was so shapeless that it recalled a paper bag; scoffers put it down as just a paper gag.
- They're shapeless and abstract, they bar the sufferer from reading and writing, and when they subside, they often erase our memories of them on the way out.
Quotes
- Roger Ebert described it in the Chicago Sun-Times as "a vanity production beyond all reason" with "the enormous cast wandering bewildered through shapeless scenes".on Mar 31, 2007 By: Roger Ebert Source: Stuff.co.nz
- "The most common misconception about sustainable fashion is that it comes in one color and looks one way: neutral, boxy, baggy, shapeless," says Oakes. "On the contrary! The best sustainable fashion is invisible."on Mar 20, 2009 By: Summer Rayne Oakes Source: Imperial Valley News
- Notably, Mr. Churchill wrote that Hitler's Mein Kampf was "the new Koran of faith and war: turgid, verbose, shapeless, but pregnant with its message."on Feb 23, 2009 By: Winston Churchill Source: Canada Free Press
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