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misplacedly

misplacedly adverb: in a misplaced manner; in the wrong place.

Adverb

misplacedly (comparative more misplacedly, superlative most misplacedly)

  1. In a misplaced manner; in the wrong place.
    • But not thus, altogether, was it now with Pierre; yet so like, in some points, that the above true warning may not misplacedly stand.1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities

Forms of misplacedly

comparativemore misplacedly
superlativemost misplacedly

Origin of misplacedly

From misplaced + -ly.

Questions about misplacedly

What does misplacedly mean?
Misplacedly means in a misplaced manner; in the wrong place.
What part of speech is misplacedly?
Misplacedly is an adverb.

Words near misplacedly in the dictionary

  1. mispitches
  2. mispitching
  3. misplace
  4. misplaceable
  5. misplaced
  6. misplacedly
  7. misplacedness
  8. misplacement
  9. misplacements
  10. misplacer
  11. misplacers

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