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Deformity
Pronunciation : De*form"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. deformitas, fr. deformis: cf. OF. deformet?, deformit?, F. difformit?. See Deform, v. & a., and cf. Disformity.]
Definition : 1. The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; ugliness. To make an envious mountain on my back, Where sits deformity to mock my body. Shak.
2. Anything that destroys beauty, grace, or propriety; irregularity; absurdity; gross deviation from other or the established laws of propriety; as, deformity in an edifice; deformity of character. Confounded, that her Maker's eyes Should look so near upon her foul deformities. Milton.
pl. Deformities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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