Friday, February 19, 2010

#50 amorphous

#50 amorphous- (adjective) lacking a definite shape, formless, of no recognizable character or type

- from Greek amorphos- shapeless

At first sight they seemed amorphous -- hard to make out against the rocks and slanted dawn -- slithering down slopes of glittering dust.

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