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misshapen

miss·ha·pen

UK/mɪsˈʃeɪ.pən/ US/mɪʃˈʃeɪ.pən/ rare

adjective

1.

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”
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Origin

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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