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Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.

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  1. a. Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.
  2. a. Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized.
  3. a. Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.
  4. adj. having no definite form or distinct shape
  5. adj. lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies
  6. adj. (of a group of people or an organization) unorganized or unfocused
  7. adj. unclear because vague or badly organized
  8. adj. without real or apparent crystalline form
  9. 1. Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless. Kirwan. 2. Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized. 3. Of no particular kind or character; anomalous. Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and amorphous in style. Hare. -- A*mor"phous*ly, adv. -- A*mor"phous*ness, n.
  10. j:100 s. having no definite form or distinct shape s. lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies s. without real or apparent crystalline form