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Definition of Malformed
1. Adjective. So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. "Misshapen old fingers"
Similar to: Unshapely
Derivative terms: Deformity, Deformity, Misshapenness
Definition of Malformed
1. Adjective. Not formed correctly; misshapen; deformed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Malformed
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malformed
Literary usage of Malformed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1854)
"... when separated from the mother, and whose death is therefore occasioned by birth.
The malformed, on the other hand, can enter upon life in spite of ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1863)
"Experiments with Seed of Malformed Roots. By JAMES BUCKMAN, FLS, F.GJS., ...
That, besides ugly, malformed roots, degenerate seed does not produce nearly ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... and placenta! adhesions, etc., in the malformed foetuses themselves explain
others; but as to the origin of the greater number knowledge is wanting. ..."
4. Vegetable Teratology: An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual by Maxwell Tylden Masters (1869)
"Diagram of malformed Cypripedium. o, outer segments; i, mner segments of perianth;
e, lip; «, stigma; a, anther. column, while the posterior shield-like ..."
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