mismail
mismail verb: to mail incorrectly; to send (a letter etc.) to the wrong place.
Verb
mismail (third-person singular simple present mismails, present participle mismailing, simple past and past participle mismailed)
- To mail incorrectly; to send (a letter etc.) to the wrong place.
- As the disbursing clerk, through his employees, mailed the check in accordance with the address furnished him by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, it seems that no blame can be attached to him for its mismailing.1936, Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States, volume 15, page 980
- If the secretary of state mismails it, you are not relieved of liability for filing the report, and, incidentally, there's a $250 fine for not filing it.1976, Transcripts of Developments Tapes, The Regents of the University of California, page 8
Forms of mismail
| third-person singular present | mismails |
|---|---|
| present participle | mismailing |
| past participle | mismailed |
| past | mismailed |
Origin of mismail
From mis- + mail.
Questions about mismail
- What does mismail mean?
- Mismail means to mail incorrectly; to send (a letter etc.) to the wrong place.
- What part of speech is mismail?
- Mismail is a verb.
- What is the past tense of mismail?
- The past tense of mismail is mismailed.
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