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un·shape·ly | \ ˌən-ˈshā-plē 
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\unshapelier; unshapeliest
Definition of unshapely
: not having a regular or pleasing shape : not shapely Frequently the book seems compiled rather than composed, facts and fiction accreting into a formidable but unshapely mass.— R. Z. Sheppard
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