Malformedness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 incorrect form; quality of being malformed uncountable
"Many of Zidonis's ninth graders were apparently unable to recognize the malformedness of the sentences they wrote. It cannot be concluded that all adults have acquired the degree of grammatical competence assumed by many linguists."
Example
More examples"Many of Zidonis's ninth graders were apparently unable to recognize the malformedness of the sentences they wrote. It cannot be concluded that all adults have acquired the degree of grammatical competence assumed by many linguists."
Etymology
From malformed + -ness.
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