Definition of Misnamed

1. Verb. (present participle of misname) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misnamed

1. misname [v] - See also: misname

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misnamed

mismeeting
mismeets
mismet
mismeter
mismetered
mismetering
mismetre
mismetred
mismetres
mismigrated
mismove
mismoved
mismoves
mismoving
misname
misnamed (current term)
misnames
misnaming
misnomer
misnomered
misnomering
misnomers
misnumber
misnumbered
misnumbering
misnumbers
misnurture
misnurtured
misnurtures
misnurturing

Literary usage of Misnamed

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

1. The Solicitors' Journal & Reporter (1871)
"Thnt relates to cases of misnomer in the rate, and shows that a person misnamed in the rate, may be registered if he has paid all the rates for one year ..."

2. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1891)
"... so misnamed. The other specimen was sent me by Mr. The genus Polla contains quite diverse material, and the species rill probably be distributed among ..."

3. The Gentleman's House: Or, How to Plan English Residences, from the by Robert Kerr (1865)
"misnamed Galleries.—Illustrations passim. A CORRIDOR is a wide and stately PASSAGE : a wider and more stately Corridor is a GALLERY. ..."

4. The History and Description of Fossil Fuel, the Collieries, and Coal Trade by John Holland (1841)
"... subjacent masses—Supposed igneous origin of trap or basaltic dykes—Advantages of those dislocations misnamed "faults"—Professor Auckland's observations. ..."

5. The Dover Patrol 1915-1917 by Reginald Bacon (1919)
"... 9.2-inch monitors—The work of the 6th Flotilla—The misnamed " 30-knotters "—The successful " P " boats—Horse Artillery guns in the "ML's"—Mine-sweeping ..."

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