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misfit
[ mis-fit mis-fit, mis-fit mis-fit ]
noun
- something that fits badly, such as a garment that is too large or too small.
- a person who is not suited or is unable to adjust to the circumstances of a particular situation:
She was a misfit in that job after her big promotion.
misfit
noun
- a person not suited in behaviour or attitude to a particular social environment
- something that does not fit or fits badly
verb
- to fail to fit or be fitted
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Example Sentences
They may not see “absurd value” in absolutely everything, but they do see plenty of misfits that have what it takes to go on the next to the moon.
The band of misfits, dubbed TOI-178, challenges planetary scientists to refine their theories of how solar systems settle down.
In honor of the show being introduced to a new generation of viewers, The Washington Post chatted with the cast and creators of “Freaks and Geeks” about their beloved misfit drama.
The clock is ticking on all those misfit empty-box SPACs, and yet the money continues to flow into the creation of new ones.
But, those middle years, when I was young, my dad was a bit a misfit, if you will.
Pitchfork called him a “a rap-obsessed misfit from a summer camp who freestyles poorly” who is “ridiculous without knowing it.”
A misfit according to his mother, he reportedly told a friend the devil was after him.
Still, “They were my island of misfit toys,” she says, adrift.
“I was always the misfit jock who was with people painting on walls,” he says.
The Fitbit, Nike Fuelband, and Misfit Shine are its closest competitors.
Every winter he has a bunch of misfit dogs, and out of the outfit he'll get some smart ones that will train well.
That evening after dinner, without a word of explanation to her husband, Nannie walked off to the house of her cousin, Mr. Misfit.
The coat was a ludicrous misfit; it would not meet over the bulging belly; its tails dragged on the fat man's heels.
Travel through the South and you will be struck with the general misfit and dilapidated appearance of things.
He took art as a business man takes business, and he had no time for the misfit, the fool, or the failure.
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