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Definition of Misshapen
1. Adjective. So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. "Misshapen old fingers"
Similar to: Unshapely
Derivative terms: Deformity, Deformity, Misshapenness
Definition of Misshapen
1. a. Having a bad or ugly form.
Definition of Misshapen
1. Adjective. Having a bad or ugly form; deformed; malformed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misshapen
1. misshape [v] - See also: misshape
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misshapen
Literary usage of Misshapen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scale (or Ladder) of Perfection by Walter Hilton (1908)
"... of God after the Soul and not after the Body; and how he is restored and
reformed thereto that was misshapen by Sin FORASMUCH as thou desirest greatly, ..."
2. Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier, a Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one by Walter Scott (1887)
"As the Doctor thus issued his directions, he assisted also in the execution of
them ; and while his attendant laboured to dig a shallow and misshapen grave, ..."
3. The Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"They are cowardly in disposition, squalid and misshapen in form, and filthy in
their habits. Wellsted says (p. 263), " Burckhardt gives an account of this ..."
4. Screens and Galleries in English Churches by Francis Bond (1908)
"Frequently also the capitals of the pillars were hacked about in order to make
room for the beams of a side gallery ; this accounts for such misshapen ..."
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