misshapen
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /mɪsˈʃeɪ.pən/ / [mɪʃˈʃeɪ.pən]
adj
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English mysshapen, misse shapen, mysshape, mysshap; equivalent to mis- + shapen.
- Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.
- Morally or intellectually warped.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English (attested as mysshapend). Probably partly from the adjective and partly from mis- + shapen (verb), though shapen is attested later.
- 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.”