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misnomed

misnomed adjective: given the wrong name; referred to by a misnomer.

Adjective

misnomed (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Given the wrong name; referred to by a misnomer.

Questions about misnomed

What does misnomed mean?
Misnomed means given the wrong name; referred to by a misnomer.
What part of speech is misnomed?
Misnomed is an adjective.

Words near misnomed in the dictionary

  1. misnest
  2. misnested
  3. misnesting
  4. misnests
  5. Misnia
  6. misnomed
  7. misnomer
  8. misnomered
  9. misnomering
  10. misnomers
  11. misnomial

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