Misshapen


[mis-shey-puh n, mish-] /mɪsˈʃeɪ pən, mɪʃ-/

adjective
1.
badly shaped; deformed.
[mis-sheyp, mish-] /mɪsˈʃeɪp, mɪʃ-/
verb (used with object), misshaped, misshaped or misshapen, misshaping.
1.
to badly or wrongly; deform.
/ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpən/
adjective
1.
badly shaped; deformed
verb (transitive) (ˌmɪsˈʃeɪp) -shapes, -shaping, -shaped, -shaped, -shapen
1.
to shape badly; deform
noun (ˈmɪsˌʃeɪp)
2.
something that is badly shaped
adj.

“having a bad or ugly shape, crippled, deformed, monstrous,” also “degraded, perverted,” late 14c., from mis- (1) + old alternative past participle of shape (v.).

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