misfingered

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English

Verb

misfingered

  1. simple past and past participle of misfinger

Adjective

misfingered (comparative more misfingered, superlative most misfingered)

  1. Having deformed or missing fingers.
    • 1989, Jim Kobak's Kirkus Reviews - Volume 57, Issue 7, page 494:
      A brittle piece of whimsy; and the author's snickering preoccupation with Scooter's condition (described ad nauseam as "mistoed,” “misfingered," and "malformed") leaves a nasty aftertaste.
    • 1989, Arthur Rosenfeld, Harpoons, page 58:
      Rather, Biji's ambitions were much more exact, exactness being a characteristic she shared with her misfingered kinsman.