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ill-formed
[ il-fawrmd ]
/ ˈɪlˈfɔrmd /
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adjective
badly formed.
Linguistics. not conforming to the rules of a given language; ungrammatical (opposed to well-formed).
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Origin of ill-formed
First recorded in 1665–75
OTHER WORDS FROM ill-formed
ill-form·ed·ness [il-fawr-mid-nis, -fawrmd-], /ˈɪlˈfɔr mɪd nɪs, -ˈfɔrmd-/, nounWords nearby ill-formed
ill-favored, ill-favoured, ill feeling, ill-fitted, ill-fitting, ill-formed, ill-founded, ill-gotten, ill-gotten gains, ill humor, ill humour
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