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malfeature

malfeature noun: a bad feature (cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing).

Noun

malfeature (plural malfeatures)

  1. A bad feature (cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing).
    • One major malfeature of many present day trimarans is too much exposed window area.1971 February, Robert B. Harris, “Are Trimarans Seaworthy?”, in Motor Boating & Sailing, page 61
    • Questionable feature for af.
      Of interest to gps users on various Unix flavors.1986 July 15, Kaare Christian <kc@rna.UUCP>, "gps af malfeature", message-ID <518@rna.UUCP>, net.bugs, Usenet //groups.google.com/d/msg/net.bugs/6cTwhiUXI5Q/drZPNVjG1iEJ

Forms of malfeature

pluralmalfeatures

Origin of malfeature

From mal- + feature.

Questions about malfeature

What does malfeature mean?
Malfeature means a bad feature (cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing).
What part of speech is malfeature?
Malfeature is a noun.
What is the plural of malfeature?
The plural of malfeature is malfeatures.

Words near malfeature in the dictionary

  1. malfeasances
  2. malfeasant
  3. malfeasants
  4. malfeasor
  5. malfeasors
  6. malfeature
  7. malfeatures
  8. malfed
  9. malfixation
  10. malfixations
  11. malfolded

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