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mislie

mislie verb: to lie awkwardly, uncomfortably, or amiss.

Verb

mislie (third-person singular simple present mislies, present participle mislying, simple past mislay, past participle mislain)

  1. (intransitive) To lie awkwardly, uncomfortably, or amiss.

Forms of mislie

third-person singular presentmislies
present participlemislying
pastmislay
past participlemislain

Origin of mislie

From Middle English mislien, mislyen, equivalent to mis- + lie.

Questions about mislie

What does mislie mean?
Mislie means to lie awkwardly, uncomfortably, or amiss.
What part of speech is mislie?
Mislie is a verb.
What is the past tense of mislie?
The past tense of mislie is mislay.

Words near mislie in the dictionary

  1. mislevels
  2. mislexicalize
  3. mislexicalized
  4. mislexicalizes
  5. mislexicalizing
  6. mislie
  7. mislies
  8. misligation
  9. mislight
  10. mislighted
  11. mislighting

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