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malformedness

malformedness noun: incorrect form; quality of being malformed.

Noun

malformedness (uncountable)

  1. incorrect form; quality of being malformed
    • Many of Zidonis's ninth graders were apparently unable to recognize the malformedness of the sentences they wrote. It cannot be concluded that all adults have acquired the degree of grammatical competence assumed by many linguists.2004, David Michael Singleton, Lisa Ryan, Language acquisition: the age factor, page 59

Origin of malformedness

From malformed + -ness.

Questions about malformedness

What does malformedness mean?
Malformedness means incorrect form; quality of being malformed.
What part of speech is malformedness?
Malformedness is a noun.

Words near malformedness in the dictionary

  1. malformational
  2. malformations
  3. malformative
  4. malformatted
  5. malformed
  6. malformedness
  7. malformin
  8. malforming
  9. malformins
  10. malformities
  11. malformity

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