free-form
adjective
1
: having or being an irregular or asymmetrical shape or design
free-form furniture
2
: free sense 12b
free-form dancing
Examples of free-form in a Sentence
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Leos Carax will get a Cannes Premiere screening for his latest, C’est Pas Moi, a free-form self-portrait of the life and work of the Holy Motors and Annette director.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The opening and ending of the show are both entertaining, but the free-form, clue-hunting middle section was repetitive and unfocused.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The latest feature in this vein is called free-form ads.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024
This article proposes a novel free-form and truss-structured modular self-reconfigurable robot called FreeSN, containing node and strut modules.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Mar. 2024
The free-form activities of kids on a block, in any case, represent a very different situation from that of her kindergarten class.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
On the stand-up stage, comedian Kate Berlant is a lot — a lot of exaggerated faces, a lot of abrupt free-form physicality and a lot of on-a-dime thematic pivots.
—Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Don’t despair if your slices look more ... free-form.
—Bonnie Berkowitz, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
Today’s chefs can adopt a different style for each course: free-form, organic, futuristic or no plate at all.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The opening and ending of the show are both entertaining, but the free-form, clue-hunting middle section was repetitive and unfocused.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The latest feature in this vein is called free-form ads.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024
This article proposes a novel free-form and truss-structured modular self-reconfigurable robot called FreeSN, containing node and strut modules.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Mar. 2024
The free-form activities of kids on a block, in any case, represent a very different situation from that of her kindergarten class.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
On the stand-up stage, comedian Kate Berlant is a lot — a lot of exaggerated faces, a lot of abrupt free-form physicality and a lot of on-a-dime thematic pivots.
—Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Don’t despair if your slices look more ... free-form.
—Bonnie Berkowitz, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
Today’s chefs can adopt a different style for each course: free-form, organic, futuristic or no plate at all.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Free-form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-form. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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