unshapen

[ uhn-shey-puhn ]

/ ʌnˈʃeɪ pən /

adjective

not shaped or definitely formed; shapeless; formless; indefinite.

not shapely; unpleasing in shape; ill-formed.

misshapen or deformed.

Origin of unshapen

1300–50; Middle English; Old English unsceapen.See un-¹, shape, -en³

Words nearby unshapen

unshackle, unshadowed, unshakable, unshaken, unshaped, unshapen, unshaven, unsheathe, unshell, unshift, unshifted

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Example sentences from the Web for unshapen

In you is drained Ambition's heart,—my every burning aim Fails here in you, and cools unforged, unshapen.
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays|Olive Tilford Dargan
Sometimes, however, his thoughts are unshapen, and as it were rough-hewn and rugged.
On the Sublime|Longinus
They were rough and unshapen externally, as when hewn down in their native forest, and appeared to have been split open.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland|Daniel Wilson
It cannot be denied that he leaves imbedded in his fabric lumps of unshapen material, which mar the symmetry of his art.
The Works of Lord Byron|Lord Byron

I am further confident that we shall build more and more with rough, unshapen stone, as we grow older and wiser.
What I know of farming:|Horace Greeley

British Dictionary definitions for unshapen

unshapen

/ (ʌnˈʃeɪpən) /

adjective

having no definite shape; shapeless

deformed; misshapen

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单词	unshapen
释义	unshapen [ uhn-shey-puhn ] / ʌnˈʃeɪ pən / adjective not shaped or definitely formed; shapeless; formless; indefinite. not shapely; unpleasing in shape; ill-formed. misshapen or deformed. Origin of unshapen 1300–50; Middle English; Old English unsceapen.See un-¹, shape, -en³ Words nearby unshapen unshackle, unshadowed, unshakable, unshaken, unshaped, unshapen, unshaven, unsheathe, unshell, unshift, unshifted Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unshapen In you is drained Ambition's heart,—my every burning aim Fails here in you, and cools unforged, unshapen. The Mortal Gods and Other Plays\|Olive Tilford Dargan Sometimes, however, his thoughts are unshapen, and as it were rough-hewn and rugged. On the Sublime\|Longinus They were rough and unshapen externally, as when hewn down in their native forest, and appeared to have been split open. The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland\|Daniel Wilson It cannot be denied that he leaves imbedded in his fabric lumps of unshapen material, which mar the symmetry of his art. The Works of Lord Byron\|Lord Byron I am further confident that we shall build more and more with rough, unshapen stone, as we grow older and wiser. What I know of farming:\|Horace Greeley British Dictionary definitions for unshapen unshapen / (ʌnˈʃeɪpən) / adjective having no definite shape; shapeless deformed; misshapen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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