misally

mis·al·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis-uh-lahy]
- /ˌmɪs əˈlaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis-uh-lahy]
- /ˌmɪs əˈlaɪ/

Definitions of misally word

verb with object misally to ally improperly or unsuitably. 1
noun misally To wrongly join together; to marry badly. 1
verb misally to form an unsuitable alliance, esp a marital alliance 0
verb transitive misally to ally unsuitably or inappropriately 0

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Origin of misally

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700; mis-1 + ally

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Parts of speech for Misally

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Misally

misally popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Antonyms for misally

verb transitive misally

ally — A country's ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war.

Just one Antonym for misally