"misreply" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misreplies [present, singular, third-person], misreplying [participle, present], misreplied [participle, past], misreplied [past]
Etymology: mis- + reply Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|reply}} mis- + reply Head templates: {{en-verb}} misreply (third-person singular simple present misreplies, present participle misreplying, simple past and past participle misreplied)
  1. To reply inappropriately.
    Sense id: en-misreply-en-verb-TMj7u2gM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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