misshapen
adjective
mis·shap·en
ˌmis-ˈshā-pən 
1
: having an ugly or deformed shape
It is, in fact, a homely and misshapen little gray airplane that looks like it was cobbled together in someone's garage.—
Patricia Trenner
Patricia Trenner2
: morally or intellectually deformed or distorted
misshapen ideas of justice
misshapenly
adverb
She has brought Trot, her mangy mongrel, with her. He lies misshapenly across her vast lap …
—John le Carré
John le Carré
misshapenness
noun
… masterpieces of dullness, misshapenness, and folly …
—Louis Simpson
Louis Simpson
Examples of misshapen in a Sentence
the returning camper proudly presented his mother with a misshapen clay bowl that he had made in crafts class
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This condition happens when the aortic valve is misshapen, having two leaflets instead of three.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Two of its links are artfully misshapen, as if rebelling against being a conventional cable.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
While roughing it in minimal tents on misshapen ground is the norm for American backpackers, inn-to-inn hiking lets a trekker luxuriate with a hot meal and a plush bed at the end of a long foot-sore day.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Heavy clay soil can cause misshapen bulbs while poor drainage encourages rot.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Two of its links are artfully misshapen, as if rebelling against being a conventional cable.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
While roughing it in minimal tents on misshapen ground is the norm for American backpackers, inn-to-inn hiking lets a trekker luxuriate with a hot meal and a plush bed at the end of a long foot-sore day.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Heavy clay soil can cause misshapen bulbs while poor drainage encourages rot.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Misshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misshapen. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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