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shaped

  • adjective
  • /ʃeɪpt/

Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.

Example

“The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.”

Other meanings

  1. Having a particular shape sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure.

  2. Designed for a particular person or thing.

    “a God-shaped hole in one's heart”

Related words

  • autoshaped
  • nonshaped
  • rodshaped
  • shapedly
  • shapedness
  • unshaped
  • banana-shaped
  • bell-shaped
  • brickshaped
  • crescent-shaped
  • cross-shaped
  • cup-shaped

Example sentences

  • “The future is shaped by our choices today.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “If bears are dangerous, why are they friend-shaped?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "schaped".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “shaped” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.