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misshapen

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


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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

At a little over two hours long, “Pavements” can feel a little like the band’s notoriously misshapen 1995 opus “Wowee Zowee,” a double album with only three sides.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

In a country that is known to be obsessed with perfection, damaged or misshapen vegetables and fruits are hard to sell.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024

Molly got rid of boxes that were oddly sized or misshapen or in bad shape and replaced them with new thick cardboard boxes, uniformly rectangular.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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