malformed
adjective
mal·formed
ˌmal-ˈfȯrmd 
: characterized by malformation : badly or imperfectly formed : misshapen
Examples of malformed in a Sentence
a clay sculpture of an eagle that was so malformed that it looked more like a feathered football
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This fungus is not very damaging, and the galls (tumor-like malformed leaf tissue) can just be plucked off and thrown out.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
Both had piercing blue eyes, inherited from their mother, Ella Friedman Oppenheimer, an artist with a malformed hand always hidden in a glove.
—Kc Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
This attack vector requires a pretty significant hoop to jump through, which is installing an untrusted, malformed app.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2023
Mail crashes on launch after receiving a malformed email.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 18 Oct. 2022
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
Both had piercing blue eyes, inherited from their mother, Ella Friedman Oppenheimer, an artist with a malformed hand always hidden in a glove.
—Kc Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
This attack vector requires a pretty significant hoop to jump through, which is installing an untrusted, malformed app.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2023
Mail crashes on launch after receiving a malformed email.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 18 Oct. 2022
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malformed
adjective
mal·formed
(ˈ)mal-ˈfȯ(ə)rmd
: marked by malformation : badly or imperfectly formed : misshapen
Medical Definition
malformed
adjective
mal·formed
(ˈ)mal-ˈfȯ(ə)rmd
: characterized by malformation : badly or imperfectly formed
a malformed limb
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