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mistightened

mistightened is the simple past and past participle of mistighten.

Meaning of mistighten

Verb

mistighten (third-person singular simple present mistightens, present participle mistightening, simple past and past participle mistightened)

  1. To tighten improperly.
    • to detect when a bolt has been mistightened1978, American Machinist - Volume 122, Issues 1-6, page 75

Adjective

mistightened (comparative more mistightened, superlative most mistightened)

  1. Improperly tightened.
    • Castering nosewheel which readily locked with mistightened shimmy dampened collar.2002, Verti-flite - Volumes 48-49, page 57
    • It would waste more oxygen they couldn't afford to spare. All because of a mistightened valve.2005, Syne Mitchell, End in Fire, page 118

Forms of mistightened

comparativemore mistightened
superlativemost mistightened

Questions about mistightened

What does mistightened mean?
Mistightened means improperly tightened.
What is mistightened the simple past and past participle of?
Mistightened is the simple past and past participle of mistighten.
What part of speech is mistightened?
Mistightened is an adjective.

Words near mistightened in the dictionary

  1. mistified
  2. mistifies
  3. mistify
  4. mistifying
  5. mistighten
  6. mistightened
  7. mistightening
  8. mistightens
  9. mistigri
  10. mistigris
  11. mistily

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