"mispoint" meaning in English

See mispoint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mispoints [present, singular, third-person], mispointing [participle, present], mispointed [participle, past], mispointed [past]
Etymology: mis- + point Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|point}} mis- + point Head templates: {{en-verb}} mispoint (third-person singular simple present mispoints, present participle mispointing, simple past and past participle mispointed)
  1. (transitive) To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mispoint-en-verb-BhafBy45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mispoint meaning in English (1.2kB)

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        "(transitive) To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly."
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