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Misshapen vs Forshape - What's the difference?

misshapen | forshape |

As an adjective misshapen

is having a bad or ugly form; deformed; malformed.

As a verb forshape is

to metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.

misshapen

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a bad or ugly form; deformed; malformed.

    • forshape

    English

    Verb

  • To metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.
    • Unkindelich he was transformed, That he which erst a man was formed, Into a woman was forshape[n] . ? Gower.
  • To put out of shape; distort; make misshapen; disfigure.