as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
a clay sculpture of an eagle that was so malformed that it looked more like a feathered football
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Recent Examples of malformed
The tall clay-like skin creature looks like a candle melting in human form, without eyes, and with malformed hands that resemble a fetus’ in a sonogram.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety These malformed moments are practically endless.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Oct. 2024
Tonally, the story ends up halfway between malformed melodrama about inequity and a mystery steeped in respectability politics, wherein the point is how easily political allegiances (or assumptions about cops who shoot unarmed Black men) can blind one to greater complexities.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Some of the movie’s visual flaws — like the malformed CGI snow in its opening scene — can be easily forgiven as a fairytale-like flourishes when a younger, homeless Hornclaw (Shin Si-ah) is taken in by a kindly restaurant owner who also claims to work in pest control.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety These malformed moments are practically endless.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Oct. 2024
Tonally, the story ends up halfway between malformed melodrama about inequity and a mystery steeped in respectability politics, wherein the point is how easily political allegiances (or assumptions about cops who shoot unarmed Black men) can blind one to greater complexities.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Some of the movie’s visual flaws — like the malformed CGI snow in its opening scene — can be easily forgiven as a fairytale-like flourishes when a younger, homeless Hornclaw (Shin Si-ah) is taken in by a kindly restaurant owner who also claims to work in pest control.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformed
Adjective
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The constant consumption showcased on social media represents a distorted reality.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
1 May 2025
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Other creations focused on pushing the sliders in the character generator to the extreme, with heavily distorted features and proportions.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Along with the monstrous rear tires helping to support heavy loads, Addmotor has also included a heavy duty rear axle that's said to be 20% thicker than other models on the market.—
Paul Ridden
May 11,
New Atlas,
11 May 2025
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But the Panthers, again, pose a monstrous challenge.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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All the players corroborate a truism: Politics attracts deformed personalities featuring an insatiable lust of power for the sake of power to fuel self-esteem.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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The most challenging character was the tall, green Creeper, which originated as a deformed pig because of a coding error.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Malformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformed. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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