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misshapen
[ mis-shey-puhn, mish- ]
adjective
- badly shaped; deformed.
misshapen
/ ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpən /
adjective
- badly shaped; deformed
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Derived Forms
- ˌmisˈshapenly, adverb
- ˌmisˈshapenness, noun
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Other Words From
- mis·shapen·ly adverb
- mis·shapen·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of misshapen1
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Example Sentences
This is a Leskov story, a monument to its own misshapen massiveness.
Relatively misshapen and formless, the dorsal figure is perhaps even more expressive of physical torment.
These magic roots have the likeness of a little man, hideously ugly and misshapen in a weird and diabolic fashion.
And before the other word could pass her lips, a strange misshapen form had darted from under the tree.
Three fair things that hide ugliness: good manners in the ill-favoured; skill in a serf; wisdom in the misshapen.
Durgin had crumpled down into a misshapen heap on the floor and the sight we saw was enough to make your blood run cold.
Ling had seemed so hairy, so misshapen, like a troll out of Gothic legends.
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