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misspecified

misspecified adjective: incorrectly specified. Also the simple past and past participle of misspecify.

Adjective

misspecified (comparative more misspecified, superlative most misspecified)

  1. Incorrectly specified

Also used as

misspecified is also the simple past and past participle of misspecify.

Forms of misspecified

comparativemore misspecified
superlativemost misspecified

Origin of misspecified

From mis- + specified.

Questions about misspecified

What does misspecified mean?
Misspecified means incorrectly specified.
What part of speech is misspecified?
Misspecified is an adjective.

Words near misspecified in the dictionary

  1. misspeaking
  2. misspeakings
  3. misspeaks
  4. misspecification
  5. misspecifications
  6. misspecified
  7. misspecifies
  8. misspecify
  9. misspecifying
  10. misspeculate
  11. misspeculated

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