"misstroke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misstrokes [plural]
Etymology: mis- + stroke Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|stroke}} mis- + stroke Head templates: {{en-noun}} misstroke (plural misstrokes)
  1. An instance of misstroking; a misstrike.
    Sense id: en-misstroke-en-noun-2Zdg0DXt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 52 48

Verb

Forms: misstrokes [present, singular, third-person], misstroking [participle, present], misstroked [participle, past], misstroked [past]
Etymology: mis- + stroke Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|stroke}} mis- + stroke Head templates: {{en-verb}} misstroke (third-person singular simple present misstrokes, present participle misstroking, simple past and past participle misstroked)
  1. To stroke badly. (any sense)
    Sense id: en-misstroke-en-verb-AfnNKjaW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 52 48

Inflected forms

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