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misdirective

misdirective adjective: synonym of misleading.

Adjective

misdirective (comparative more misdirective, superlative most misdirective)

  1. Synonym of misleading.
    • It appears to me that the designation radio-thermal is not only inappropriate, but misdirective, and calculated to put in doubt (without cause, I admit) the correctness of Mr. M.'s views.1846 April 4, The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, page 222
    Synonyms:
    misleading

Synonyms of misdirective

Forms of misdirective

comparativemore misdirective
superlativemost misdirective

Origin of misdirective

From mis- + directive. Attested since the 19th century.

Questions about misdirective

What does misdirective mean?
Misdirective means synonym of misleading.
What part of speech is misdirective?
Misdirective is an adjective.

Words near misdirective in the dictionary

  1. misdirectedness
  2. misdirecting
  3. misdirection
  4. misdirectional
  5. misdirections
  6. misdirective
  7. misdirector
  8. misdirectors
  9. misdirects
  10. misdiscern
  11. misdiscerned

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