malformedadj.
/ˌmalˈfɔːmd/, U.S. /ˈˌmælˈfɔrmd/ a. Abnormally formed; affected by physical malformation, esp. a congenital malformation.
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misshapena1400
deformedc1400
forshapenc1440
misfashioned?a1513
inform1555
fromshapen1581
misformed1590
informous1610
disjointed1652
ill-formeda1672
abnormous1710
malformed1817
dislocated1830
aberrated1976
1817 W. Lawrence Lect. (1823) 110 It is admitted that an ideot with a malformed brain has no mind.
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 633/1 Children with hearts so malformed live three, four, or five days.
1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table viii. 263 Malformed salmon..can be supplied.
1951 New Biol. 10 56 Malformed and scarred apples were discarded.
1993 Dog World Nov. 28/3 Malformed puppies..and failure to thrive are common anecdotal problems.
b. In extended (esp. non-physical) use.
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1867 A. C. Swinburne in Fortn. Rev. July 20 These first poems of Mr. Morris were not malformed.
1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table viii. 264 You do not get such a malformed character as that without a long chain of causes.
1899 Daily News 21 July 8/6 Malformed and tainted human nature.
1951 J. Steinbeck Burning Bright 23 His malformed wisdom, his pool-hall, locker-room, joke-book wisdom.
1989 J. C. Oates Time Traveler (1989) iv. 99 The secret is all surface, the malformed heart outside the body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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