Deformed; misshapen; shapeless; horrid. "Sight so
deform what
heart of
rock could
long Dry-eyed behold?" (Milton)
Origin: L. Deformis;
de- + forma form: cf. OF. Deforme, F. Difforme. Cf. Difform.
1. To
spoil the
form of; to
mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure. "Deformed, unfinished, sent
till my
time Into
this breathing world." (Shak)
2. To render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or perfection; to dishonor. "Above those passions that
this world deform." (Thomson)
Origin: L. Deformare;
de- + formare to form, shape, fr. Forma: cf. F. Deformer. See Form.
Source: Websters Vocabulary