"informous" meaning in English

See informous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more informous [comparative], most informous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin informis + -ous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|informis}} Latin informis, {{suffix|en||-ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} informous (comparative more informous, superlative most informous)
  1. (now rare, poetic) Misshapen; having no real form. Tags: archaic, poetic

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