Misshapen
adjective
Not having the normal or natural shape or form; deformed.
The old tree's branches were misshapen and gnarled.
Often appears as...
- misshapen tree
- misshapen face
adjective
Not having the normal or natural shape or form; deformed.
The old tree's branches were misshapen and gnarled.
Often appears as...
- misshapen tree
- misshapen face
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'misshapen' to evoke a strong mental image of something irregular or oddly formed.
He carved a misshapen figure from the block of wood.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Misshapen' often implies a negative perception or undesirable quality.
After the accident, the misshapen bicycle lay abandoned on the road.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Irregularity
Use 'misshapen' when describing objects or beings that physically deviate from the norm.
The misshapen pumpkin was left behind at the patch.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'misshapen' to evoke a strong mental image of something irregular or oddly formed.
He carved a misshapen figure from the block of wood.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Misshapen' often implies a negative perception or undesirable quality.
After the accident, the misshapen bicycle lay abandoned on the road.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Irregularity
Use 'misshapen' when describing objects or beings that physically deviate from the norm.
The misshapen pumpkin was left behind at the patch.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'misshapen' to evoke a strong mental image of something irregular or oddly formed.
He carved a misshapen figure from the block of wood.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Misshapen' often implies a negative perception or undesirable quality.
After the accident, the misshapen bicycle lay abandoned on the road.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Irregularity
Use 'misshapen' when describing objects or beings that physically deviate from the norm.
The misshapen pumpkin was left behind at the patch.
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Video examples
Great White Sharks of...
because that's how long a shark pregnancy lasts. Fans don't know for sure why Lucy is still not a mom. It could be that male sharks are turned off by her misshapen fin.
Video examples
Great White Sharks of...
because that's how long a shark pregnancy lasts. Fans don't know for sure why Lucy is still not a mom. It could be that male sharks are turned off by her misshapen fin.
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Quote examples
Oksana Masters
American Athlete
I definitely did not like my body when I first started sports. I didn't like my body just in general as a teenager. Being a girl and a teenager with two prosthetic legs and two hands that were misshapen that had so much reconstructive surgery on them, I thought my world was over - put a zit on top of that, and then my life is completely over.
Quote examples
Charles Perrault
French Author
Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense.
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Peggy Noonan
American Writer
Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing in their natures; there is a hole, an empty place, and they use politics to fill it up. It leaves them somehow misshapen.
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Jamie Lee Curtis
American Actress
I attempted various types of plastic surgery, minutely but enough to stave off this encroaching middle-aged body. And every time I did, something went wrong. I felt misshapen, just not natural any more.
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Jamie Lee Curtis
American Actress
And I was ashamed of myself for feeling like I had to do that in order to look a certain way. I felt misshapen, just not natural anymore. And I think it was a big stimulator of my drug use.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
As is always the way with pancakes, the first hotcake to come out of the pan will probably be a bit misshapen. Just scoff it, and carry on with the rest.
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Oksana Masters
American Athlete
I definitely did not like my body when I first started sports. I didn't like my body just in general as a teenager. Being a girl and a teenager with two prosthetic legs and two hands that were misshapen that had so much reconstructive surgery on them, I thought my world was over - put a zit on top of that, and then my life is completely over.
Quote examples
Charles Perrault
French Author
Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense.
Quote examples
Peggy Noonan
American Writer
Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing in their natures; there is a hole, an empty place, and they use politics to fill it up. It leaves them somehow misshapen.
Quote examples
Jamie Lee Curtis
American Actress
I attempted various types of plastic surgery, minutely but enough to stave off this encroaching middle-aged body. And every time I did, something went wrong. I felt misshapen, just not natural any more.
Quote examples
Jamie Lee Curtis
American Actress
And I was ashamed of myself for feeling like I had to do that in order to look a certain way. I felt misshapen, just not natural anymore. And I think it was a big stimulator of my drug use.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
As is always the way with pancakes, the first hotcake to come out of the pan will probably be a bit misshapen. Just scoff it, and carry on with the rest.
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