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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deformed \De*formed"\, a. Unnatural or distorted in form having a deformity; misshapen; disfigured; as a deformed person; a deformed head. -- {De*form"ed*ly}, adv -- {De*form"ed*ness}, 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['e]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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" [syn: {distorted}, {ill-shapen}, {malformed}, {misshapen}]
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