miswrit

miswrit is the past participle of miswrite.

Meaning of miswrite

miswrite (third-person singular simple present miswrites, present participle miswriting, simple past miswrote, past participle miswritten)

(transitive) To write incorrectly.
- […] but we lose ever and anon a word, or a verse, and substitute something of our own, and thus miswrite the poem.1844, Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Perspectives in American Literature by Paul P. Reuben

miswrit (plural miswrits)

(rare) That which is incorrectly written or transcribed; a typo
- The spellings in ī represent Old French ē², and if they are not miswrits show merely the tendency to exaggerate the ē beginning of the diphthong ei which was the beginning of that sound.1908, Supplement to Court Leet Records, volume 1
- […] which seems more likely to be a thoughtless scribal repetition of the preceding var, than a miswrit for vart, varla or varlega scarcely.2012, Eiríkr Magnússon, Thómas Saga Erkibyskups: A Life of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Icelandic

plural	miswrits

What does miswrit mean?: Miswrit means that which is incorrectly written or transcribed; a typo.
What is miswrit the past participle of?: Miswrit is the past participle of miswrite.
What part of speech is miswrit?: Miswrit is a noun.
What is the plural of miswrit?: The plural of miswrit is miswrits.

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