amorphous clouds

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• amorphous — a•mor•phous [[t]əˈmɔr fəs[/t]] adj. 1) lacking definite form; having no specific shape: amorphous clouds[/ex] 2) of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; unorganized: an amorphous style[/ex] 3) mir pet (of a mineral) without crystalline …   From formal English to slang

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