Meaning of misshapen in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    misshapen

    Definitions

    1. so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

    Examples

    • « deformed thalidomide babies »
    • « his poor distorted limbs »
    • « an ill-shapen vase »
    • « a limp caused by a malformed foot »
    • « misshapen old fingers »

    Synonyms

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  • « Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing in their natures there is a hole, an empty place, and they use politics to fill it up. It leaves them somehow misshapen. »
    Peggy Noonan

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