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misshapen

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mis·shape  (ms-shp)
tr.v. mis·shaped, mis·shaped or mis·shap·en (-shpn), mis·shap·ing, mis·shapes
To shape badly; deform.

mis·shapen·ly adv.
mis·shaper n.

misshapen [ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpən]
adj
badly shaped; deformed
misshapenly  adv
misshapenness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.misshapen - 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"
unshapely - not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman"

misshapen
adjective deformed, twisted, crippled, distorted, ugly, crooked, warped, grotesque, wry, unsightly, contorted, ungainly, malformed, ill-made, unshapely, ill-proportioned Her hands were misshapen because of arthritis.
Translations
misshapen [ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpən] ADJdeforme

misshapen [ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpən] adjdifforme
to be misshapen by sth → être déformé par qch

misshapen
adjmissgebildet; plant, tree alsoverwachsen; vegetablesunförmig, missraten

misshapen [ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpn] adjdeforme
misshapen [ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpn] adjdeforme

misshapen
adj misshapen [misˈʃeipən]
badly formed a misshapen tree. vervormde مُشَوَّه الخِلْقَه безформен znetvoření misdannet mißgestaltet παραμορφωμένος, δύσμορφος deforme, deformado vormitu بد شکل epämuodostunut difforme מוּשחַת צוּרָה गलत आकार वाली nakazan, izobličen torz salah bentuk vanskapaður, afmyndaður deforme 無格好な 잘못 만든, 보기 흉한 netaisyklingos formos, deformuotas kroplīgs; deformēts cacat bentuk misvorms vanskapt, misdannet zniekształcony deformado diform, strâmb уродливый zdeformovaný popačen deformisan vanskapt, missbildad ผิดรูปผิดร่าง çirkin biçimli, biçimsiz 畸形的 потворний; деформований بد شکل méo mó


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Misshapen from my birth-hour, how could I delude myself with the idea that intellectual gifts might veil physical deformity in a young girl's fantasy?
Under the oak, too, were flowers and grass, but it stood among them scowling, rigid, misshapen, and grim as ever.
She was a hard taskmaster, too, for she looked down with loathing and contempt upon the misshapen creatures amongst which cruel Fate had thrown her and to some extent vented upon them her dissatisfaction and her thwarted love.
 
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