as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
a clay sculpture of an eagle that was so malformed that it looked more like a feathered football
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Recent Examples of malformed
Some dog and cat breeds are genetically more likely to have issues with malformed eyelids, which causes the eyelashes to scrape against the corneas.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 July 2024
This fungus is not very damaging, and the galls (tumor-like malformed leaf tissue) can just be plucked off and thrown out.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
Both had piercing blue eyes, inherited from their mother, Ella Friedman Oppenheimer, an artist with a malformed hand always hidden in a glove.
—Kc Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
This attack vector requires a pretty significant hoop to jump through, which is installing an untrusted, malformed app.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2023
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 July 2024
This fungus is not very damaging, and the galls (tumor-like malformed leaf tissue) can just be plucked off and thrown out.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
Both had piercing blue eyes, inherited from their mother, Ella Friedman Oppenheimer, an artist with a malformed hand always hidden in a glove.
—Kc Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
This attack vector requires a pretty significant hoop to jump through, which is installing an untrusted, malformed app.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformed
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According to Variety, the studio previously used AI to create the opening sequence for Secret Invasion, which featured eerie, distorted cityscapes and warped figures.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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So do leaders whose notoriety is based on abnormal or distorted preferences, such as ones associated with fanaticism or extremism.—
Roseanne McManus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Jan. 2025
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At one point the manifestations of James’ dread and guilt become, to him, at least, very real, and monstrous.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Those rules are broken and the results are messy, monstrous and metaphorical in a hilariously jaw-dropping hoot about beauty and self-worth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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In the history play named for him, Richard III’s resentment, going back to having been a deformed and unloved child, makes more sense.—
Rachel Hadas,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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Harnessing advanced manufacturing Charlotte, as a boat strike victim with air bubbles trapped under its deformed shell, was considered non-releasable and completely dependent on human care.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Malformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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