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Definition of Misaim
1. to aim badly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misaim
Literary usage of Misaim
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on Phrenology: Delivered in the University of Paris by M. Broussain (1847)
"... no less than three souls in misaim; ... BACON, a misaim too celebrated to be
j,as.scd over its ..."
2. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India. An Epic Poem by Luís de Camões (1877)
"The bowyer god,1 whose subtle shafts ne'er fly misaim'd, in vain, in vain on
earth or sky, With rosy smiles the mother power receives ; Around her climbing, ..."
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