Deformed

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of deform form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Unusual of shape; misshapen.

    "Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone."

Adjective
  1. 1
    so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly wordnet

Synonyms

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abnormalawrybandybandy-leggedbaroquebent

Example

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"A lozenge is a square deformed indefinably, generally by heat."

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deformed wing virussuper deformed

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