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misaddressing

misaddressing is the present participle and gerund of misaddress.

Meaning of misaddress

Verb

misaddress (third-person singular simple present misaddresses, present participle misaddressing, simple past and past participle misaddressed)

  1. (transitive) To address (a letter, etc.) incorrectly.
    • She had written it to him before she died, but had misaddressed it — and hence the postal delay.1970, Queen's Quarterly, volume 77, page 35

Questions about misaddressing

What is misaddressing the present participle and gerund of?
Misaddressing is the present participle and gerund of misaddress.

Words near misaddressing in the dictionary

  1. misaddition
  2. misadditions
  3. misaddress
  4. misaddressed
  5. misaddresses
  6. misaddressing
  7. misadds
  8. misadjust
  9. misadjusted
  10. misadjusting
  11. misadjustment

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