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Definition of Ill-formed
1. Adjective. Not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ill-formed
Literary usage of Ill-formed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1902)
"The chest was ill formed, but moved fairly well- There was no marked dulness or
percussion over the lungs, but many crepitations without tubular breathing ..."
2. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the by Charles Waterton (1836)
"111 FIRST ill-formed creature's claim would be the last upon — the lowest degree.
... illformed ..."
3. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1843)
"Souls of Fouls and Monsters, A child, ill-formed, is bom absolutely imbecile,
has no ideas, ... illformed ..."
4. The Dover Patrol 1915-1917 by Reginald Bacon (1919)
"... gun-fire and speed—" Tip-and-run " raids—Their influence on German officers
and men—ill-formed criticism —Suspicious preparation at Ostend—A " shoot and ..."
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