misfeature

[ mis-fee-cher ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a distorted feature.

Other Words From

• mis·featured 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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In software, a misfeature that becomes understandable only in historical context, as a remnant of times past retained so as not to break compatibility.

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Here is an approximately correct spectrum: monstrosity brain-damage screw bug lose misfeature crock kluge hack win feature elegance perfection The last is spoken of as a mythical absolute, approximated but never actually attained.

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