“+ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from mis- (I) + shapen, past participle of shapen to shape
1. : having an ugly or deformed shape
the tree … dwarfed and misshapen by repeated stripping of its branches — American Guide Series: New Jersey
a very little oldish, spinsterish, thin, misshapen , stooping woman — Arnold Bennett
2. : morally or intellectually deformed or distorted
the system of representation had become so misshapen that a new theory had arisen to give constitutional sanction to existing methods — V.L.Parrington
misshapen ideas of justice
• mis·shap·en·ly adverb
• mis·shap·en·ness noun -es