shaped

American

[sheypt] / ʃeɪpt /

adjective

of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination).

a U-shaped driveway.
designed to fit a particular form, body, or contour.

a shaped garment.
Furniture. having other than a plane surface.

-shaped British

/ ʃeɪpt /

combining form

having the shape of

an L-shaped room
a pear-shaped figure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

well-shaped adjective

Etymology

Origin of shaped

First recorded in 1530–40; shape + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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As the blend’s heady aroma fills your kitchen, you’ll recognize how Somalia, a country almost as big as Texas, was shaped by its location on the Horn of Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"There isn't a life that Facebook's algorithm hasn't touched, and that influence has shaped everything. So it's time to say more," Sorkin told the event.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

But cooking a people’s food illuminates how cuisines are shaped by religion, history and geography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

By grouping planets based on shared features and their positions in space, they were able to identify clusters that are more likely to have been shaped by biological activity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Her blue eyes lit up as she described it: a tiny playhouse on stilts, shaped like a honeycomb, with the best view of New York City.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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