† disformedadj.
Obsolete. rare.
a. Deformed, misshapen.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > not shapely or deformed
unshapelyc1200
forcrookedc1305
deform1382
froward shapena1400
misshapena1400
deformedc1400
misshape1440
deformablec1450
disformatea1492
misshapeda1500
deformate?a1505
fashionless1581
unfashionable1597
shapeless1598
ill-proportioned1602
disformed1665
untrained1871
1665 K. Digby Two Treat. (new ed.) i. xxxviii. 405 Another childe..borne disformed [Earlier edd. deformed], in such sort as Divels are painted.
b. Of different form: = difformed adj.
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the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [adjective]
huelessa1100
shapelessa1400
globose?a1425
deformed1555
fashionless1581
disformed1591
formless1591
unshapeful1598
figureless1606
informous1610
proportionless1625
unbodied1630
unshapable1630
misshapen1640
unshapeless1640
difform1644
inform1654
difformed1665
amorphous1727
amorphic1856
1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Disforme Disformed [Minsheu (1623) deformed], disagreeing in shape, Deformis.
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