mis·shap·en

[mis-shey-puhn, mish-]
adjective
badly shaped; deformed.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English: past participle of misshape; see -en3

mis·shap·en·ly, adverb
mis·shap·en·ness, noun
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mis·shape

[mis-sheyp, mish-]
verb (used with object), mis·shaped, mis·shaped or mis·shap·en, mis·shap·ing.
to shape badly or wrongly; deform.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see mis-1, shape

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misshape
 
vb , -shapes, -shaping, -shaped, -shaped, -shapen
1.  to shape badly; deform
 
n
2.  something that is badly shaped

misshapen (ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
badly shaped; deformed
 
mis'shapenly
 
adv
 
mis'shapenness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

misshapen
"having a bad or ugly shape," late 14c.; see mis- (1) + shape (v.).
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Example sentences
All four points on the diamond have to fit together or the organization will be flawed and misshapen.
She became misshapen as her belly swelled: steroid side effects, her doctor
  thought.
Still, the wind snapped one of my tent's poles and it's oddly misshapen at
  first light.
Fruit from diseased trees are small, often misshapen, and typically some green
  color remains on ripened fruit.
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