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misfit
1. n. (now rare) An ill-fitting garment.
2. n. A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
3. n. A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
She was very unhappy in Iraq and a misfit in the Army.
The MBA was a misfit when stuck in a meeting with the programmers.
4. v. (transitive, intransitive) To fit badly.
His suit was misfitted and looked awkward.

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What about the misfit party we planned?

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