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missprayed

missprayed is the simple past and past participle of misspray.

Meaning of misspray

Verb

misspray (third-person singular simple present missprays, present participle misspraying, simple past and past participle missprayed)

  1. To spray incorrectly.
    • Directionality in an aerosol overcap is a matter of degree. All of these units can be missprayed if one tries hard enough.1976, American Society for Testing and Materials, Child-resistant Packaging, page 27

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Questions about missprayed

What is missprayed the simple past and past participle of?
Missprayed is the simple past and past participle of misspray.

Words near missprayed in the dictionary

  1. misspot
  2. misspots
  3. misspotted
  4. misspotting
  5. misspray
  6. missprayed
  7. misspraying
  8. missprays
  9. misspread
  10. misspreading
  11. misspreads

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