ill-formed
Not properly constructed
Ill-formed means badly constructed or not following proper rules of structure.
In linguistics and computing, an ill-formed expression violates grammatical or syntactic rules: The parser rejected the ill-formed query.
More generally, it describes anything poorly shaped or improperly developed: an ill-formed argument, ill-formed plans.
Breaking syntax rules
- solecismGrammatical or social blunder
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- incoherentLacking logical connection
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
mangled · nonsensical · disjointed · malapropism · gibberish · botched · infelicity · anomaly
Not accurate or true
- wrongContrary to fact
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
- invalidWithout legal force
inaccurate · false · imprecise · faulty · unsound · fallacious · specious · unfounded
Having faults or imperfections
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- imperfectHaving flaws or faults
- deficientHaving too little
- substandardBelow required quality
inferior · compromised · blemished · marred · broken · malfunctioning · dysfunctional · damaged
Improperly structured or shaped
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- warpedBent out of true
- twistedWound around itself
- contortedTwisted unnaturally
crooked · gnarled · disfigured · misproportioned · lumpy · irregular · asymmetrical · grotesque
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
sketchy · tentative · provisional · preliminary · inchoate · nascent · embryonic · half-baked
ungrammatical
Breaking syntax rules
- solecismGrammatical or social blunder
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- incoherentLacking logical connection
garbled · mangled · nonsensical · disjointed · malapropism · gibberish · botched · infelicity · anomaly · corruption
incorrect
Not accurate or true
invalid · inaccurate · false · imprecise · faulty · unsound · fallacious · specious · unfounded
flawed
Having faults or imperfections
substandard · inferior · compromised · blemished · marred · broken · malfunctioning · dysfunctional · damaged · unsound
malformed
Improperly structured or shaped
contorted · crooked · gnarled · disfigured · misproportioned · lumpy · irregular · asymmetrical · grotesque · abnormal
unfinished
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
- undevelopedNot fully formed
rudimentary · sketchy · tentative · provisional · preliminary · inchoate · nascent · embryonic · half-baked · truncated
ill-formedwell-formed
Structurally correct and complete
grammatical · sound · valid · proper · correct
ill-formedshapely
Attractively curved or formed
well-proportioned · symmetrical · regular · perfect · flawless
ill-formedwell-formed
Structurally correct and complete
grammatical · valid · legitimate · legal · parsable
form, ill, formed, informal, deformed, deform, informality, malformation, well-formed