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malformedness en · NOUN

Etymology

From malformed + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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:

Translations (1)

de Missgebildetheit (incorrect form)