Meaning & use
malformed
Formed or shaped incorrectly or abnormally, whether physically or structurally.
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The vet treated a bird born with a malformed wing.
The program crashed immediately after receiving a malformed data file.
A note on using this word
Malformed applies both to living things with physical deformities and to abstract structures like code that break the correct format.
Words with a similar meaning
deformedmisshapen
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