: distorted or unshapely in form : misshapen
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his first sculpture looked more like a deformed rabbit than a galloping horse
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Those outside the Lloyd Kaufman fan club may still be curious to see Peter Dinklage in the title role of a meek slob janitor who starts really cleaning up the city after an accident with radioactive waste transforms him into a deformed vigilante.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2025
The show, based on the video game franchise of the same name, is nearing the end of its second season, which takes place five years after the events of its first, decades after a viral fungus turned much of humanity into deformed, zombie-like creatures.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 11 May 2025
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
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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“Deformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deformed. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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deformed
adjective
de·formed
di-ˈfȯ(ə)rmd, dē- 
: misshapen especially in body or limbs
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