Antonyms for deformed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-fawrmd
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɔrmd


Definition of deformed

Origin :
  • c.1400, "to disfigure," from Old French deformer (13c.), from Latin deformare "put out of shape, disfigure," from de- (see de-) + formare (see form (v.)). Related: Deformed; deforming.
  • adj disfigured, distorted
Example sentences :
  • The nose was but a gaping orifice above a deformed and twisted mouth.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Can they give beauty to the deformed, strength to the weak, or health to the infirm?
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
  • That lonely vertical rod at once deformed and enfranchised the forest.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • No vulgar emotion ever deformed the godlike tranquility of his soul.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Her tender side is gored; her spotless and snowy coat is deformed with blood.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • If her figure is deformed, she thinks her face counterbalances it.
  • Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
  • When he took the bolt from the hole, it was deformed, its head being askew like a hunchback's.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • His hand, deformed by the constant use of tools, trembled too violently.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • But the deformed is always inharmonious with the divine, and the beautiful harmonious.
  • Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato
  • "It appears to be deformed," said the Angel, going a step nearer.
  • Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for deformed

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