misadd
misadd verb: to add incorrectly.
Verb
misadd (third-person singular simple present misadds, present participle misadding, simple past and past participle misadded)
- To add incorrectly.
- And where a barrister, in summing up the items proved before him as arbitrator, misadded them, and thereby by mistake omitted 23l. in favour of the plaintiff, the Court, even at the instance of the barrister, would not allow an amendment, the defendant's counsel objecting.1837, Joseph Chitty, The Practice of the Law in All Its Principal Departments, page 116
Forms of misadd
| third-person singular present | misadds |
|---|---|
| present participle | misadding |
| past participle | misadded |
| past | misadded |
Origin of misadd
From mis- + add.
Questions about misadd
- What does misadd mean?
- Misadd means to add incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misadd?
- Misadd is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misadd?
- The past tense of misadd is misadded.
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