misshade
misshade verb: to shade improperly.
Verb
misshade (third-person singular simple present misshades, present participle misshading, simple past and past participle misshaded)
- To shade improperly.
- Two days later when he was being discharged, Adams handed Borden a termination slip stating that he was being discharged for misshading.1971, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 889
- Then, with his emergently famous precision, he enumerated the flaws Bridges had made when he copied the map. […] Rocks too far north and of the wrong size. Hills misplaced, misshaded. Rivers too close together.2013, Marguerite Holloway, The Measure of Manhattan
Forms of misshade
| third-person singular present | misshades |
|---|---|
| present participle | misshading |
| past participle | misshaded |
| past | misshaded |
Origin of misshade
From mis- + shade.
Questions about misshade
- What does misshade mean?
- Misshade means to shade improperly.
- What part of speech is misshade?
- Misshade is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misshade?
- The past tense of misshade is misshaded.
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