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   amorphous

   /əˈmɔːfəs/

   adjective

   • 1. without a clearly defined shape or form: "an amorphous, characterless conurbation"
   • ▪ lacking a clear structure or focus: "an amorphous and leaderless legislature"
   • ▪ (of a solid) not crystalline, or not apparently crystalline: "an amorphous polymer"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from modern Latin amorphus, from Greek amorphos ‘shapeless’ (from a- ‘without’ + morphē ‘form’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. amorphously adverb
   • 2. amorphousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   • M

     3

   • O

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   • R

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   • P

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   • H

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   • O

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