misshapen.
Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.
Meaning & usage
Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.
Morally or intellectually warped.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English mysshapen, misse shapen, mysshape, mysshap; equivalent to mis- + shapen.
Synonym of misshape.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English (attested as mysshapend). Probably partly from the adjective and partly from mis- + shapen (verb), though shapen is attested later.
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