This fork got bent and is misshapen. ... the misshapen hairy Scandinavian troll (Emerson). Figurative. Crooked and misshapen minds (John Florio).
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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|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… … Useful english dictionary
mis·shap·en — … Useful english dictionary
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
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
mis|shape — «mihs SHAYP», transitive verb, shaped, shaped or shap|en, shap|ing. to make in the wrong shape; shape badly; deform. SYNONYM(S): distort … Useful english dictionary
misshapenly — mis·shap·en·ly … 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 [ˌmısˈʃeıpən, mıˈʃeı ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: mis + shapen, old past participle of shape] not the normal or natural shape ▪ an old woman struggling to walk on misshapen feet ▪ misshapen carrots … Dictionary of contemporary English
misshapen — mis|shap|en [ mıs ʃeıpən ] adjective badly formed or twisted out of the usual or natural shape: misshapen fruit … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
