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misunderstandingly

misunderstandingly adverb: so as to misunderstand.

Adverb

misunderstandingly (comparative more misunderstandingly, superlative most misunderstandingly)

  1. So as to misunderstand.
    • “But you read him misunderstandingly when you conclude that the struggle for existence sanctions your wanton destruction of life.”1904, Jack London, The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC

Forms of misunderstandingly

comparativemore misunderstandingly
superlativemost misunderstandingly

Origin of misunderstandingly

From misunderstanding + -ly.

Questions about misunderstandingly

What does misunderstandingly mean?
Misunderstandingly means so as to misunderstand.
What part of speech is misunderstandingly?
Misunderstandingly is an adverb.

Words near misunderstandingly in the dictionary

  1. misunderstander
  2. misunderstanders
  3. misunderstandest
  4. misunderstandeth
  5. misunderstanding
  6. misunderstandingly
  7. misunderstandings
  8. misunderstands
  9. misunderstate
  10. misunderstated
  11. misunderstatement

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