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misprised

misprised is the simple past and past participle of misprise.

Adjective

misprised (comparative more misprised, superlative most misprised)

  1. Despised, unappreciated.
    • The misprised Greeks had manoeuvred us into positions where we could be surrounded and cut off, and yet we very rarely saw them.1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva, published 1995, page 102

Forms of misprised

comparativemore misprised
superlativemost misprised

Questions about misprised

What does misprised mean?
Misprised means despised, unappreciated.
What is misprised the simple past and past participle of?
Misprised is the simple past and past participle of misprise.
What part of speech is misprised?
Misprised is an adjective.

Words near misprised in the dictionary

  1. misprioritized
  2. misprioritizes
  3. misprioritizing
  4. misprisal
  5. misprise
  6. misprised
  7. misprises
  8. misprising
  9. misprision
  10. misprisions
  11. misprison

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