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misbestowed

misbestowed is the simple past and past participle of misbestow.

Meaning of misbestow

Verb

misbestow (third-person singular simple present misbestows, present participle misbestowing, simple past and past participle misbestowed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To bestow improperly.

Questions about misbestowed

What is misbestowed the simple past and past participle of?
Misbestowed is the simple past and past participle of misbestow.

Words near misbestowed in the dictionary

  1. misbeseemed
  2. misbeseeming
  3. misbeseems
  4. misbestow
  5. misbestowal
  6. misbestowed
  7. misbestowing
  8. misbestows
  9. misbid
  10. misbidden
  11. misbidding

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