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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Those who knew him described him as overwhelmingly positive, which shaped both his work and his relationships.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

From Koli fisherfolk to colonial planners, and from Bollywood stars to textile barons, many have shaped the western Indian city's landscape and identity.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But these earlier images deepen our understanding of the social causes that mattered to him, echoing scenes from Vietnam and domestic race riots that clearly shaped a pacifist perspective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“We are in a completely new era where the economy is shaped like an ‘E,’ ” as one TikTok user posted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Later, he became enamored of Japanese interlocking puzzles and dimensional wooden puzzles shaped in the form of an automobile or an animal.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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