misformed
Incorrectly made, warped
Misformed means badly or wrongly shaped—formed incorrectly or defectively.
The word applies to physical objects, written characters, or abstract things like ideas: misformed letters that made the handwriting illegible, a misformed argument that collapsed under scrutiny.
Less common than malformed, which emphasizes abnormality rather than error in formation.
Having inherent faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- substandardBelow required quality
imperfect · damaged · botched · irregular · seconds · blemished · warped · miscast
Spoiled in appearance
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed
- warpedBent out of true
- contortedTwisted unnaturally
twisted · crooked · bent · gnarled · mangled · stunted · asymmetrical · irregular
Written with wrong letters
- typoPrinting mistake
- misprintedProduced with printing errors
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
scrambled · jumbled · illegible · unreadable · gibberish · mangled · botched · bungled
Genetically altered organism
- abnormalDeviating from typical
- congenitalExisting from birth
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- dysplasiaAbnormal tissue formation
teratogenic · developmental · genetic · aberrant · atypical
defective
Having inherent faults
substandard · imperfect · damaged · botched · irregular · seconds · blemished · warped · miscast
disfigured
Spoiled in appearance
contorted · twisted · crooked · bent · gnarled · mangled · stunted · asymmetrical · irregular · lopsided
misspelled
Written with wrong letters
- typoPrinting mistake
- misprintedProduced with printing errors
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
corrupted · scrambled · jumbled · illegible · unreadable · gibberish · mangled · botched · bungled · erroneous
mutant
Genetically altered organism
- abnormalDeviating from typical
- congenitalExisting from birth
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
dysplasia · teratogenic · developmental · genetic · aberrant · atypical