Local English word record

ill-shapen

adjective · 1 sense

so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

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Examples

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

Word relationships

Synonyms

deformed, distorted, malformed, misshapen

Source and method

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Princeton WordNet 3.0