misfit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Verb 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Quotations

[edit] English

[edit] Verb

to misfit (third-person singular simple present misfits, present participle misfitting, simple past and past participle misfitted)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To fit badly.
   • His suit was misfitted and looked awkward.
   • The car's bumper was misfit in color.

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• Finnish: sopia huonosti

[edit] Noun

misfit (plural misfits)

1. An ill-fitting garment.
2. A badly adjusted person.

   She was very unhappy in Iraq and a misfit in the Army.

3. An outcast.

   The MBA was a misfit when stuck in a meeting with the programmers.

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• See also Wikisaurus:outcast

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[edit] Quotations

• "Just to be on the safe side, the The Kremlin has also banned any of Putin's serious critics from standing. Three unelectable misfits have been allowed to mount token challenges." [Adrian Blomfield, "Has Russia got a new Stalin?", Telegraph, 2008-03-01 [1]]