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ill-named

ill-named adjective: poorly named; given an unsuitable name.

Adjective

ill-named (comparative more ill-named, superlative most ill-named)

  1. Poorly named; given an unsuitable name.

Forms of ill-named

comparativemore ill-named
superlativemost ill-named

Questions about ill-named

What does ill-named mean?
Ill-named means poorly named; given an unsuitable name.
What part of speech is ill-named?
Ill-named is an adjective.

Words near ill-named in the dictionary

  1. ill-lit
  2. ill-looking
  3. ill-luck
  4. ill-mannered
  5. ill-matched
  6. ill-named
  7. ill-natured
  8. ill-naturedly
  9. ill-naturedness
  10. ill-omened
  11. ill-placed

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