misadvised
misadvised is the simple past and past participle of misadvise.
Meaning of misadvise
Verb
misadvise (third-person singular simple present misadvises, present participle misadvising, simple past and past participle misadvised)
- To give bad advice
- Expel from your confidence, men who have never ceased to misadvise you!The Works of Alexander Hamilton, p. 234
Adjective
misadvised (comparative more misadvised, superlative most misadvised)
- Showing poor judgement, ill-advised, injudicious.
- Therefore to make complaynt
Of such mysadvysed
Parsons and dysgysed,
Thys boke we have devysed, […]c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 62, lines 20–23
- Therefore to make complaynt
Forms of misadvised
| comparative | more misadvised |
|---|---|
| superlative | most misadvised |
Origin of misadvised
From mis- + advised.
Words formed from misadvised
Questions about misadvised
- What does misadvised mean?
- Misadvised means showing poor judgement, ill-advised, injudicious.
- What is misadvised the simple past and past participle of?
- Misadvised is the simple past and past participle of misadvise.
- What part of speech is misadvised?
- Misadvised is an adjective.
Words near misadvised in the dictionary
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