misshapen
Twisted out of shape
Misshapen means badly formed or deformed, deviating from normal or expected shape.
A misshapen potato has irregular lumps and bulges.
Misshapen limbs may result from injury or birth defect.
The word carries connotations of ugliness or wrongness—something that should have turned out differently: a misshapen lump of clay, misshapen by years of resentment.
Improperly structured or shaped
- disfiguredSpoiled in appearance
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
- twistedWound around itself
- warpedBent out of true
contorted · bent · mangled · stunted · crippled · mutant · abnormal · monstrous
Having visible defects
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- dentedHaving a surface depression
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- warpedBent out of true
bent · buckled · crushed · squashed · mangled · battered · dinged · scratched
Unequally balanced
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
crooked · askew · off-center · disproportionate · tilted · slanted · awry · cockeyed
Frighteningly huge or wicked
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
- freakishStrangely abnormal, disturbing
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
nightmarish · horrific · bizarre · macabre · ghoulish · gruesome · abominable · horrid
malformed
Improperly structured or shaped
- disfiguredSpoiled in appearance
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
- twistedWound around itself
warped · contorted · bent · mangled · stunted · crippled · mutant · abnormal · monstrous · misproportioned
blemished
Having visible defects
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- dentedHaving a surface depression
- crackedHaving surface fractures
warped · bent · buckled · crushed · squashed · mangled · battered · dinged · scratched · marred
lopsided
Unequally balanced
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
irregular · crooked · askew · off-center · disproportionate · tilted · slanted · awry · cockeyed · misaligned
monstrous
Frighteningly huge or wicked
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
- freakishStrangely abnormal, disturbing
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
repulsive · nightmarish · horrific · bizarre · macabre · ghoulish · gruesome · abominable · horrid · unsightly
bulging
Swelling outward visibly
gnarled · bumpy · protuberant · swollen · bloated · nodular · knurled · lumpen · bulgy · tumorous
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- ungracefulLacking elegance in movement
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
hulking · unwieldy · cumbersome · gawky · gangling · stooped · stumpy · shambling · ponderous · ill-proportioned
- laundry problemsstains, fading, wrinkles, lint, holes
- uglyugly, hideous, unsightly, grotesque, repulsive
- distortedwarped, twisted, bent, contorted, crooked
- monstrositiesmonstrosity, monster, freak, abomination, grotesqueness
- grotesquegrotesquerie, grotesque, grotesquery, deformity, freaks
- uglinessugliness, unattractiveness, unsightliness, hideousness, homeliness
misshapenwell-formed
Structurally correct and complete
shapely · symmetrical · regular · proportioned · well-proportioned