malformed

[mal-fawrmd] Origin

mal·formed

[mal-fawrmd]
adjective
faultily or anomalously formed.

Origin:
1810–20; mal- + formed


misshapen, deformed, distorted, contorted.

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malformation (ˌmælfɔːˈmeɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the condition of being faulty or abnormal in form or shape
2.  pathol a deformity in the shape or structure of a part, esp when congenital
 
mal'formed
 
adj

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malformed
1817, from mal- + formed (see form).
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malformed mal·formed (māl-fôrmd')
adj.
Abnormally or faultily formed.

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