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Definition of Misword
1. v. t. To word wrongly; as, to misword a message, or a sentence.
2. n. A word wrongly spoken; a cross word.
Definition of Misword
1. Verb. (transitive) To word incorrectly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misword
1. to word wrongly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misword
Literary usage of Misword
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"Ben, 'e wer a good man to me ; we wuz married farty year, an' 'e never so much
as give me a misword.' Mit, n. a small tub for washing butter in. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use by William Douglas Parish (1875)
"I am sure my master's never given me a misword all the years we've been married."
MIXEN. [Mixen, Ang. Sax.] A heap of mixed manure. MIZMAZE. Confusion. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use by William Douglas Parish (1875)
"I am sure my master's never given me a misword all the years we've been married."
MIXEN. [Mixen, Ang. Sax.] A heap of mixed manure. MIZMAZE. Confusion. ..."
4. A Warwickshire Word-book: Comprising Obsolescent and Dialect Words by G. F. Northall (1896)
"misword', sb. A word of censure or blame. ' He never gave me a misword all his
life.' Midlands. ..."
5. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Used in S. E. Worcestershire, Together with by Jesse Salisbury (1894)
"misword, n. angry word. ' 'E wuz a good mon to me; ... an' 'e never so much as
gin mu a misword.' Mizzle, v. to rain slightly ; to depart abruptly. ..."
6. A Glossary of Dialect & Archaic Words Used in the County of Gloucester by John Drummond Robertson (1890)
"Pronunciation of "Midsummer." [Hund, of Berk.] misword. sb. Unpleasant words,
disagreement. Glos.] [F. of D.] " We did never have a ..."
7. A Glossary of West Worcestershire Words by Edith L. Chamberlain, Thomas Hallam (1882)
"Ben, 'e wer a good man to me; we wuz married farty year, an' 'e never so much as
give me a misword.' Mit, n. a small tub for washing butter in. ..."
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