ill-formed
[ il-fawrmd ]
adjective
badly formed.
Linguistics. not conforming to the rules of a given language; ungrammatical (opposed to well-formed).
Origin of ill-formed
1First recorded in 1665–75
Other words from ill-formed
- ill-form·ed·ness [il-fawr-mid-nis, -fawrmd-], /ˈɪlˈfɔr mɪd nɪs, -ˈfɔrmd-/, noun
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How to use ill-formed in a sentence
I doubt if the fool has slept to-night between his illformed conscience and his interest.
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