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mishealed

mishealed adjective: improperly healed. Also the simple past and past participle of misheal.

Adjective

mishealed (comparative more mishealed, superlative most mishealed)

  1. Improperly healed.
    • As far as that goes, he was beaten all the time and wore a mishealed scar where his cheek had been caught between his teeth by a ring, but he went on springing and boxing , rushing out from the poolroom on a fresh challenge to spin around on his tango shoes and throw his tense, weightless punches.1953 September 18, Saul Bellow, The Adventures of Augie March […], New York, N.Y.: The Viking Press, →OCLC, page 66
    • With a touch I drew the mishealed bone straight again.1988, B. W. Clough, The Name of the Sun, page 273

Also used as

mishealed is also the simple past and past participle of misheal.

Forms of mishealed

comparativemore mishealed
superlativemost mishealed

Questions about mishealed

What does mishealed mean?
Mishealed means improperly healed.
What part of speech is mishealed?
Mishealed is an adjective.

Words near mishealed in the dictionary

  1. mishaves
  2. mishaving
  3. Mishawaka
  4. mishcup
  5. misheal
  6. mishealed
  7. mishealing
  8. misheals
  9. mishear
  10. misheard
  11. mishearer

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