misshapen
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- misshapenly adverb
- misshapenness noun
Etymology
Origin of misshapen
1350–1400; Middle English: past participle of misshape; -en 3
Example Sentences
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There was perhaps an extra knob or two on the misshapen head, teeth were missing—but to that vast, kindly ugliness the beating had made no real difference at all.
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He sniffed hard through his fat, misshapen nose.
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To Penelope’s eye it seemed to be full of small, misshapen potatoes.
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The fellow was tall and rotund, with a misshapen nose and a hat pulled low over his eyes.
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One of the most interesting artifacts that has been brought to the surface is a misshapen $20 gold coin, minted in 1860, with the inscription “Shiloh, April 6th, 1862, My Life Preserver, G. E. D.”
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