"misknit" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more misknit [comparative], most misknit [superlative]
Etymology: From mis- + knit. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|knit}} mis- + knit Head templates: {{en-adj}} misknit (comparative more misknit, superlative most misknit)
  1. Improperly fused or joined together.
    Sense id: en-misknit-en-adj-E3UWSY4B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 51 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 52 2
  2. Improperly knitted.
    Sense id: en-misknit-en-adj-JeNhsWgZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 51 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 52 2

Verb

Forms: misknits [present, singular, third-person], misknitting [participle, present], misknit [participle, past], misknit [past], misknitted [participle, past], misknitted [past]
Etymology: From mis- + knit. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|knit}} mis- + knit Head templates: {{en-verb|misknits|misknitting|misknit|past2=misknitted}} misknit (third-person singular simple present misknits, present participle misknitting, simple past and past participle misknit or misknitted)
  1. To knit incorrectly; to make an error in one's knitting.
    Sense id: en-misknit-en-verb-fwqbjwBk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 42 47 11

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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