mis|shap´en|ness

mis|shap´en|ness
mis|shap|en «mihs SHAY puhn», adjective, verb.
–adj.
badly shaped; deformed: »

This fork got bent and is misshapen. ... the misshapen hairy Scandinavian troll (Emerson). Figurative. Crooked and misshapen minds (John Florio).

a)
misshaped; a past participle of misshape.
mis|shap´en|ly, adverb.
mis|shap´en|ness, noun.

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  • mis|shap´en|ly — mis|shap|en «mihs SHAY puhn», adjective, verb. –adj. badly shaped; deformed: »This fork got bent and is misshapen. ... the misshapen hairy Scandinavian troll (Emerson). Figurative. Crooked and misshapen minds (John Florio). a) misshaped; a past… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mis|shap|en — «mihs SHAY puhn», adjective, verb. –adj. badly shaped; deformed: »This fork got bent and is misshapen. ... the misshapen hairy Scandinavian troll (Emerson). Figurative. Crooked and misshapen minds (John Florio). a) misshaped; a past participle of …   Useful english dictionary

  • mis — mis·cel·la·ny; mis·chance; mis·chief; mis·conceit; mis·conduct; mis·content; mis·count; mis·creant; mis·create; mis·cue; mis·deal; mis·de·mean; mis·doubt; mis·er·a·ble; mis·esteem; mis·field; mis·fire; mis·fit; mis·like; mis·luck; mis·match;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • shap — shap·able; shap·en; shap·er; shap·om·e·ter; shap·wai·lu·tan; shap·ing; mis·shap·en·ly; mis·shap·en·ness; shap·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • misshapenness — mis·shap·en·ness …   English syllables

  • misshapen — mis•shap•en [[t]mɪsˈʃeɪ pən, mɪʃ [/t]] adj. badly shaped; deformed • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME, =mis mis I+shapen, ptp. ofshapento shape; see en III mis•shap′en•ly, adv. mis•shap′en•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Misshapen — Mis*shap en, a. Having a bad or ugly form. The mountains are misshapen. Bentley. [1913 Webster] {Mis*shap en*ly}, adv. {Mis*shap en*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Misshapenly — Misshapen Mis*shap en, a. Having a bad or ugly form. The mountains are misshapen. Bentley. [1913 Webster] {Mis*shap en*ly}, adv. {Mis*shap en*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Misshapenness — Misshapen Mis*shap en, a. Having a bad or ugly form. The mountains are misshapen. Bentley. [1913 Webster] {Mis*shap en*ly}, adv. {Mis*shap en*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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