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misinspecting

misinspecting is the present participle and gerund of misinspect.

Meaning of misinspect

Verb

misinspect (third-person singular simple present misinspects, present participle misinspecting, simple past and past participle misinspected)

  1. To misinterpret or overlook something when inspecting.
    • Our Kansas hard wheat is such a distinctive type that it is not easy to misinspect or unfairly treat it, although the tendency at times is to mix some other wheat with it, and pass it off as Kansas wheat; but we have a grade that covers that class of wheat, which is kown as mixed wheat, composed of...1902, Grain and Farm Service Centers, volume 8, page 307

Questions about misinspecting

What is misinspecting the present participle and gerund of?
Misinspecting is the present participle and gerund of misinspect.

Words near misinspecting in the dictionary

  1. misinsertion
  2. misinsertions
  3. misinserts
  4. misinspect
  5. misinspected
  6. misinspecting
  7. misinspection
  8. misinspections
  9. misinspects
  10. misinspiration
  11. misinspire

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