malformed — badly or wrongly formed; having an irregular or faulty structure
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: badly or wrongly formed; having an irregular or faulty structure
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌmælˈfɔːrmd/
Korean meaning: 잘못 형성된, 기형의, 형태가 비정상적인
Korean pronunciation: 맬-폼드 (강세: 폼드)
Example Sentences
- The website kept crashing because of malformed HTML code written by an intern.
- The doctor explained that malformed bones could be corrected with surgery.
- My essay was rejected because of malformed sentences that made no sense.
malformed
ADJECTIVE//ˌmælˈfɔːrmd//
badly or wrongly formed; having an irregular or faulty structure
Badly shaped pottery with defects
What was malformed gets completely transformed!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
중세 라틴어에서 유래한 단어로, '나쁘게'를 뜻하는 'mal-'과 '형성하다'를 뜻하는 'form'이 결합되어 만들어졌습니다. 마치 잘못된 레시피로 요리를 만든 것처럼 제대로 형성되지 않은 상태를 표현합니다.
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📝Examples
“The website kept crashing because of malformed HTML code written by an intern.”
“The doctor explained that malformed bones could be corrected with surgery.”
“My essay was rejected because of malformed sentences that made no sense.”
“The malformed cookie made my browser display everything upside down.”
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