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misrely

misrely verb: to rely wrongly.

Verb

misrely (third-person singular simple present misrelies, present participle misrelying, simple past and past participle misrelied)

  1. (rare) To rely wrongly.

Forms of misrely

third-person singular presentmisrelies
present participlemisrelying
past participlemisrelied
pastmisrelied

Origin of misrely

From mis- + rely.

Questions about misrely

What does misrely mean?
Misrely means to rely wrongly.
What part of speech is misrely?
Misrely is a verb.
What is the past tense of misrely?
The past tense of misrely is misrelied.

Words near misrely in the dictionary

  1. misreliance
  2. misrelied
  3. misrelies
  4. misreligion
  5. misreligions
  6. misrely
  7. misrelying
  8. misremember
  9. misremembered
  10. misremembering
  11. misrememberings

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