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malformed
- /ˌmælˈfɔːmd/ UK
- /ˌmælˈfɔɹmd/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)m
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos?
Proto-Italic *malos
Archaic Latin malos
Latin malus
Latin maleder.
Old French mal-
English mal-
English formed
English malformed
From mal- + formed.
adjective
- Not formed correctly; misshapen; deformed.
