"undershapen" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more undershapen [comparative], most undershapen [superlative]
Etymology: From under- + shapen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|shapen}} under- + shapen Head templates: {{en-adj}} undershapen (comparative more undershapen, superlative most undershapen)
  1. (poetic, nonce word) Under the usual size; dwarfish; small. Tags: nonce-word, poetic
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