"misstuff" meaning in English

See misstuff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misstuffs [present, singular, third-person], misstuffing [participle, present], misstuffed [participle, past], misstuffed [past]
Etymology: From mis- + stuff. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|stuff}} mis- + stuff Head templates: {{en-verb}} misstuff (third-person singular simple present misstuffs, present participle misstuffing, simple past and past participle misstuffed)
  1. To stuff incorrectly.

Inflected forms

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