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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Lately, Parker has also embraced the wabi-sabi ideal—that there is glory in irregularity, in something being vaguely misshapen.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
No franchise in Disney’s deep corporate Rolodex is more odd and misshapen than Tron.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s a hazy, fantastical quality to the videos in general, but not the kind of fantasy where letters are misshapen and blurring into one another.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the ball itself will become significantly misshapen to the point that using one of the recharging methods below can’t reverse it.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
No franchise in Disney’s deep corporate Rolodex is more odd and misshapen than Tron.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s a hazy, fantastical quality to the videos in general, but not the kind of fantasy where letters are misshapen and blurring into one another.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the ball itself will become significantly misshapen to the point that using one of the recharging methods below can’t reverse it.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misshapen
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“Misshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misshapen. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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