English

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Etymology

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From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃeɪpt/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪpt
  • Hyphenation: shaped

Adjective

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shaped (comparative more shaped, superlative most shaped)

  1. Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
    The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.
  2. (in compound terms) Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure).
  3. (in compound terms) Designed for a particular person or thing.
    a God-shaped hole in one's heart
    • 2024 September 8, HarryBlank, “Next to Nothing”, in SCP Foundation[1], archived from the original on 5 October 2024:
      Records showed the three security agents were already dead, which bore further investigation, but that was an Ibanez-shaped problem, and Lillian's problems were taller, leaner, and perhaps even meaner, so she focused on them instead.

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(having a particular shape):

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Translations

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Verb

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shaped

  1. simple past and past participle of shape

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