n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state of being deformed; ugliness, disfigurement. 2 a malformation, esp. of body or limb. 3 a moral defect; depravity.
[ ME f. OF deformité etc. f. L deformitas -tatis f. deformis (as DE-, forma shape) ]
n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state of being deformed; ugliness, disfigurement. 2 a malformation, esp. of body or limb. 3 a moral defect; depravity.
[ ME f. OF deformité etc. f. L deformitas -tatis f. deformis (as DE-, forma shape) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012