as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
a clay sculpture of an eagle that was so malformed that it looked more like a feathered football
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Recent Examples of malformed
Each of these low-res polygonal rooms slowly fills with malformed black-and-white demons, most of which run at you with a fanaticism straight out of Serious Sam, threatening to bite at your ankles or floating menacingly toward you while launching slow-moving pink projectiles at you.
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ArsTechnica, 14 Jan. 2026
The Port of San Diego is promoting a fundraiser supporting a Harbor Police officer recovering from a medical emergency caused by malformed blood vessels in his brain.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
Legacy filters looking for malware or malformed links see nothing amiss.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Each agent must gracefully handle timeouts, malformed input or missing data from upstream components.
—Gopikrishnan Anilkumar, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 14 Jan. 2026
The Port of San Diego is promoting a fundraiser supporting a Harbor Police officer recovering from a medical emergency caused by malformed blood vessels in his brain.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
Legacy filters looking for malware or malformed links see nothing amiss.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Each agent must gracefully handle timeouts, malformed input or missing data from upstream components.
—Gopikrishnan Anilkumar, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformed
Adjective
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The update includes eight new emojis, including an orca, trombone, ballet dancer, landslide and distorted face.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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These programs have imposed tremendous economic costs on Californians through higher energy prices, regulatory compliance burdens and distorted markets.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Marner’s monstrous start to Game 6 continued his strong postseason.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Assayas offers anecdotes, a feuilleton of tyranny in which the foibles of the mighty and the ruthless reveal the sentimental side of cruelty, the amusement value of ugly deeds, and the polite side of monstrous ideas.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Nicola said three of the four turkeys were rescue animals with deformed feet that had been sitting on eggs when they were taken.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Affected carrots will become deformed and stunted, but planting marigolds nearby helps deter these dangers while enhancing carrots' pigmentation and sugar production for more colorful, flavorful roots.—
Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Growth may also be slow, and the fruits may look misshapen.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
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Give them rich soil, adding in compost for a nutrient boost, and deep, consistent watering to prevent bitter, misshapen fruit.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Malformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformed. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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