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deformed

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de·formed  (d-fôrmd)
adj.
Distorted in form; misshapen.
deformed
Adjective
disfigured or misshapen
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Adj.1.deformed - so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers"
distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen
unshapely - not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman"
deformed
adjective distorted, bent, twisted, crooked, crippled, warped, maimed, marred, mangled, disfigured, misshapen, malformed, misbegotten
Translations
Spanish deformed [dɪˈfɔːmd] adj → deformado
French deformed [dɪˈfɔːmd] adj → difforme
German deformed [dɪˈfɔːmd] deform adj → deformiert, missgebildet
Italian deformed [dɪˈfɔːmd] adj → deforme
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We hear sometimes of an action for damages against the unqualified medical practitioner, who has deformed a broken limb in pretending to heal it.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
Within its compartments a number of deformed monsters squatted upon their haunches, or lay prone upon the native mats that covered the floor.
The Monster Men by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
She could not bear to think that he would grow up and forget, forget her utterly; and she had loved him so passionately, because he was weakly and deformed, and because he was her child.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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