unshapely

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adjective

Not having a distinct shape

Similar
formlessshapelessacromegalicchunkylumpyclubfootedtalipeddeformed
Opposite
shapely
OriginEnglish shapely ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunshapely (comparative more unshapely, superlative most unshapely)

comparative more unshapely · superlative most unshapely

  1. Not having a distinct shape

    Synonyms: formless, shapeless

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot having a distinct shape

Similar
formlessshapeless

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot well-proportioned and pleasing in shape

Similar
acromegalicchunkylumpyclubfootedtalipeddeformeddistortedill-shapen
Opposite
shapely
Also see
acromegalicamorphouschicken-breastedchunkyclubfooteddeformeddistortedill-proportionedknobblyknobbylumpymalformedmisshapennodularnodulatednodulednodulosepigeon-breastedshapelesstalipedtoruloseunshaped

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishshapely
  9. Englishunshapely

From un- + shapely.

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Translations

Bulgarian безформен
  • безформен (bezformen)formless, shapeless
Māori pū(w)heti, pū(w)heki
  • pū(w)hetiformless, shapeless
  • pū(w)hekiformless, shapeless
Cite this entry
APA

unshapely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshapely

MLA

“unshapely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshapely. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unshapely,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshapely.

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