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Definition of Misprize
1. v. t. To slight or undervalue.
Definition of Misprize
1. Verb. To despise or hold in contempt ¹
2. Verb. To undervalue ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misprize
1. to despise [v -PRIZED, -PRIZING, -PRIZES] - See also: despise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misprize
Literary usage of Misprize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Friendship of Books by Temple Scott (1911)
"You praise the Creator for His works, and she shows you that they are very good.
Beware how you misprize this potentially, for hers is the air of Giotto and ..."
2. The Friendship of Books by Temple Scott (1911)
"You praise the Creator for His works, and she shows you that they are very good.
Beware how you misprize this potentially, for hers is the air of Giotto and ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"Ill, sick, unwell, indisposed, ailing, out of sorts, on the sick list, laid on
the shelf Undervalue, va I. Underrate, misprize, rate below the true value, ..."
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