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English Dictionary: deformed	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deformed adj so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill- shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers" Synonym(s): deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deformed \Deformed"\, a. Unnatural or distorted in form; having a deformity; misshapen; disfigured; as, a deformed* person; a deformed head. -- {Deform"edly}, adv. -- {Deform"edness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deform \De*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deformed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deforming}.] [L. deformare; de- + formare to form, shape, fr. forma: cf. F. d[82]former. See {Form}.] 1. To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure. Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time Into this breathing world. --Shak. 2. To render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or perfection; to dishonor. Above those passions that this world deform. --Thomson.