Definition of Misstepped

1. Verb. (past of misstep) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misstepped

1. misstep [v] - See also: misstep

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misstepped

misstate
misstated
misstatement
misstatements
misstates
misstating
misstay
misstayed
misstaying
misstays
missteer
missteered
missteering
missteers
misstep
misstepped (current term)
misstepping
missteps
misstop
misstopped
misstopping
misstops
misstricken
misstrike
misstrikes
misstriking
misstruck
misstyle
misstyled
misstyles

Literary usage of Misstepped

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"He navigated the trail like a mountain goat, while Mimi lagged behind, tugging his arm every time she misstepped, jerking it painfully in its socket. ..."

2. The Life of John Marshall by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1916)
"... of ashes and cinders were made to serve as street-crossings, from which, if one misstepped on a dark and rainy night, he found himself deep in the mire. ..."

3. Reports of the Department of Commerce and Labor 1904-1912: Report of the by Dept. of Commerce and Labor, United States (1905)
"About 8 am, while steamer Orion was at Frontier elevator, Buffalo Harbor, Chief Engineer Eugene Murdock apparently misstepped off the between-deck beams and ..."

4. History of the Town of Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire by Richard Watson Musgrove (1904)
"He was returning home from a muster in New Chester, when his horse misstepped into deep water. The next crossing up the river, before the construction of ..."

5. The Life of John Marshall by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1916)
"... of ashes and cinders were made to serve as street-crossings, from which, if one misstepped on a dark and rainy night, he found himself deep in the mire. ..."

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