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misadjusting

misadjusting is the present participle and gerund of misadjust.

Meaning of misadjust

Verb

misadjust (third-person singular simple present misadjusts, present participle misadjusting, simple past and past participle misadjusted)

  1. (transitive) To adjust wrongly or unsuitably.
    • following the daily routine of Scripture lessons in the track of the misadjusted order1861, Isaac Taylor, The Spirit of Hebrew Poetry

Questions about misadjusting

What is misadjusting the present participle and gerund of?
Misadjusting is the present participle and gerund of misadjust.

Words near misadjusting in the dictionary

  1. misaddresses
  2. misaddressing
  3. misadds
  4. misadjust
  5. misadjusted
  6. misadjusting
  7. misadjustment
  8. misadjustments
  9. misadjusts
  10. misadminister
  11. misadministered

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