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misshapen

[mis-shay-puhn, mish-] / mɪsˈʃeɪ pən, mɪʃ- /


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This could mean the misshapen duo of “Smiling Friends,” or a very live-action Eric Andre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Those "knobbly and misshapen potatoes" however are absolutely fine to eat, she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

What rare fruit survived to maturity on these little, addled trees was misshapen, acrid, and stubbornly green on one end; in short, it tasted terrible.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Some bakers struggled with presentation, giving judges misshapen, funky-looking bakes.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025

Nothing was said of crutches or of misshapen legs, or of ill fortune or of good.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli




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