misshapen

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/mɪsˈʃeɪ.pən/
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/mɪsˈʃeɪ.pən/ · [mɪʃˈʃeɪ.pən]

Definition of misshapen

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.
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adj

  1. Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.
  2. (broadly, figuratively)Morally or intellectually warped.

verb

  1. (transitive)Synonym of misshape.
    “If the feet are well shaped but have some weakness, they will ultimately give way under the strain of use and lose their natural shape, often becoming distorted. This, of coarse, results in the distortion of the shoe. Few persons realize to what extent shoes are misshapened by defective feet.”
    “Skin the fish before cooking since the skin shrinks as it cooks and misshapens the fillets.”
    “Large barrel sponges are misshapened by the strong currents”

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mysshapen, misse shapen, mysshape, mysshap; equivalent to mis- + shapen.

Anagrams of misshapen

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