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shapelessly

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shape·less  (shpls)
adj.
1. Lacking a definite shape.
2. Lacking symmetrical or attractive form; not shapely.
shapeless·ly adv.
shapeless·ness n.
Synonyms: shapeless, amorphous, formless, unformed, unshaped
These adjectives mean having no distinct shape: a mass of shapeless slag; an amorphous cloud; an aggregate of formless particles; an unformed lump of clay; unshaped dough.
Antonym: shapely
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Adv.1.shapelessly - in a shapeless manner; "the dress hung shapelessly on her thin body"
Translations
shapelessly
adv → unförmig


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The holiday makers who roam this region had not wholly dispersed; a few couples sat shapelessly on benches; and here and there a distant girl still shrieked in one of the swings.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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