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misdescriptive

misdescriptive adjective: in United States trademark law, tending to mislead consumers about the qualities of the product represented by the mark.

Adjective

misdescriptive (comparative more misdescriptive, superlative most misdescriptive)

  1. In United States trademark law, tending to mislead consumers about the qualities of the product represented by the mark.
    • "Superhealth Yogurt" would be a misdescriptive trademark for a yogurt that was very high in fat.

Forms of misdescriptive

comparativemore misdescriptive
superlativemost misdescriptive

Origin of misdescriptive

From mis- + descriptive.

Words formed from misdescriptive

Questions about misdescriptive

What does misdescriptive mean?
Misdescriptive means in United States trademark law, tending to mislead consumers about the qualities of the product represented by the mark.
What part of speech is misdescriptive?
Misdescriptive is an adjective.

Words near misdescriptive in the dictionary

  1. misdescribers
  2. misdescribes
  3. misdescribing
  4. misdescription
  5. misdescriptions
  6. misdescriptive
  7. misdescriptiveness
  8. misdesert
  9. misdeserts
  10. misdesign
  11. misdesigned

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