Etymology

misshapen

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Today it means: Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen. Full definition →

Middle English mysshapen, misse shapen, mysshape, mysshap
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misshapen · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited frommysshapen, misse shapen, mysshape, mysshap
  2. English todaymisshapen

Inherited from Middle English mysshapen, misse shapen, mysshape, mysshap; equivalent to mis- + shapen.

misshapen · verb2

From Middle English (attested as mysshapend). Probably partly from the adjective and partly from mis- + shapen (verb), though shapen is attested later.

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