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misfitted

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mis⋅fit

  [mis-fit for 1; mis-fit, mis-fit for 2; mis-fit for 3] verb, -fit⋅ted, -fit⋅ting, noun
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to fit badly.
–noun
2. something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
3. a person who is not suited or is unable to adjust to the circumstances of his or her particular situation: a misfit in one's job.
Origin:
1815–25; mis- 1 + fit 1
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Word Origin & History

misfit  (n.)
1823, "garment which does not fit the person for whom it was intended;" see mis- (1) + fit. Meaning "person who does not fit his environment" is attested from 1903.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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