misfeature

[mis-fee-cher]

noun

Archaic.

1. a distorted feature.

Other Word Forms

• misfeatured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of misfeature¹

First recorded in 1815–25; mis- ¹ + feature

Example Sentences

He has his winter too of Pale misfeature, Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

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Yet, though that day had seemed to Pauline almost more delicately fair than any of their days, it ended dismally with April in black misfeature, and before they reached home they were wet through.

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He has his Winter too of pale misfeature, Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

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"Well, yeah, it is kind of a misfeature that file names are limited to 6 characters, but the original implementors wanted to save directory space and we're stuck with it for now."

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Especially used for    user-visible misbehavior caused by a bug or misfeature.

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