Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unformed"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Unformed \Un*formed"\, a. [In sense 1 properly p. p. of un form;
in senses 2 and 3 pref. un- not + formed.]
1. Decomposed, or resolved into parts; having the form
destroyed.

2. Not formed; not arranged into regular shape, order, or
relations; shapeless; amorphous.

3. (Biol.) Unorganized; without definite shape or structure;
as, an unformed, or unorganized, ferment.

{Unformed stars} (Astron.), stars not grouped into any
constellation; informed stars. See {Sporades}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

unformed
adj 1: not having form or shape; "unformed clay" [ant: {formed}]
2: not formed or organized; "an as yet unformed government"
3: not yet fully formed; "unformed still in body and mind"
4: lacking in development; "immature plans"; "an unformed
character" [syn: {immature}]


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