unshapen

Definition of unshapennext

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Adjective
  • There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.
    Sarah-Tai Black, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • Years ago, these yew shrubs were dishevelled & unshaped, so The Prince tasked his gardeners with creating their own intriguing topiary designs.
    Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2020
Adjective
  • Analysts note Iran was able to penetrate US air defenses in the Persian Gulf with relatively primitive technology, including low-cost Shahed drones and lower-cost ballistic missiles.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
  • Hannes’s roommate, Gundula (Marlene Burow), uses a primitive nineteen-seventies version of Tony’s 2020 technology to study and decode the behavior of her potted geranium.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • Embracing a visual vocabulary of the lowbrow and the rudimentary is a tried-and-true method of rebelling against a culture that feels vapid or corporatized.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
  • The builders demonstrated a rudimentary understanding of engineering, deliberately placing each bone to exploit its natural geometry.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • For a player whose career has always been defined by popularity, near-misses and unfinished major championship business, that’s more than enough to make the golf world pay attention again.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • The new approach actually cleans up some visual clutter while ratcheting up the aggression, making the DB12’s standard arrangement appear somewhat unfinished by comparison.
    Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • The late stage of the investment cycle refers to the highly speculative period in which amateur buyers bid up securities, quietly offloaded by institutional investors, that precedes a downturn.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • Louisville first baseman Tague Davis is making a late push for the Golden Spikes Award, presented to the top amateur baseball player in the nation.
    Mitch Light, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Most of the complaints were about poor customer experience and unprofessional contractors.
    Jamela Adam, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • The entry-level workers being dismissed as unprofessional in 2025 are the senior managers and functional leaders of 2035 and 2040.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • What the evaluation process actually looks like A major myth says online screens are flimsy or amateurish.
    Lucy Jones April 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The amateurish stickup failed, fast.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • With the revision, unskilled workers in Noida will now earn approximately $147 per month, while semi-skilled and skilled workers will also see proportional increases.
    Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Women worked as domestics; men served as unskilled laborers, canal diggers and later as mill workers across the river.
    Paula Kane, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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