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amorphously

/əˈmɔɹfəsli/ adv

In an amorphous manner.

Word Origin Greek a- 'without' and morphē 'form' — so amorphously means 'in a shapeless way'. The root morph- is everywhere: metamorphosis (change of form), polymorphous (many forms), and even morpheme, the smallest unit of meaning in language. The idea of 'form' is so fundamental that it shapes words about shape itself.

adv In an amorphous manner.

The clouds drifted amorphously across the sky, never holding a definite shape.

(副词) 无定形地；无固定形状地

云朵在天空中无定形地飘浮，从未保持确定的形状。

(adverbio) de manera amorfa; sin forma definida; de forma amorfa [De manera amorfa.]

Las nubes flotaban sin forma definida por el cielo, sin adquirir nunca una forma concreta.

(adverbe) de manière amorphe; sans forme définie; de façon informe [De manière amorphe, sans forme ni structure définie.]

Les nuages dérivaient amorphement dans le ciel, sans jamais prendre de forme précise.

(Adverb) formlos; gestaltlos; unförmig [auf eine Weise, die keine feste Form oder Struktur aufweist; ungestaltet, formlos.]

Die Wolken zogen **amorphously** über den Himmel und nahmen keine klare Gestalt an.

(副詞) 形がはっきりしない状態で。不定形に。

雲が定まらない形のまま空を漂い、決してはっきりした形を取らなかった。

(advérbio) amorfamente; de forma amorfa [De maneira amorfa.]

As nuvens flutuavam de forma amorfa pelo céu, sem nunca terem uma forma definida.

Synonyms: formlessly shapelessly vaguely indeterminately nebulously indistinctly diffusely obscurely Antonyms: clearly distinctly sharply precisely
Word parts: a + morph + ous + ly

Related words

morph metamorphic morpheme

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