Definition of misshapen
1
: having an ugly or deformed shape
- It is, in fact, a homely and misshapen little gray airplane that looks like it was cobbled together in someone's garage.
- —Patricia Trenner
2
: morally or intellectually deformed or distorted
- misshapen ideas of justice
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misshapenly
adverb-
- She has brought Trot, her mangy mongrel, with her. He lies misshapenly across her vast lap …
- —John le Carr
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misshapenness
noun-
- … masterpieces of dullness, misshapenness, and folly …
- —Louis Simpson
