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Definition of Misspoke
1. misspeak [v] - See also: misspeak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misspoke
Literary usage of Misspoke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"It is not so ; thou hast misspoke, misheard. Shak., K. John, iii. 1. 4.. To speak
disrespectfully or disparagingly : with of. Who but mis-speaks of Thee, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"Either Mr. Moore misspoke himself in saying ' fifteen hours' extraction ' and '
gravimetric method,' or he said ' five hours' extraction ' and ' volumetric ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"And when he perceived it he said, " I made a slip of the tongue [misspoke]; I
never did so before, that I can mind. This reminds me of what King Olaf, ..."
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