misaddress en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre Old French drecier Old French adrecierbor. Middle English adressen English address English misaddress From mis- + address.
Meanings
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(transitive) To address (a letter, etc.) incorrectly.
She had written it to him before she died, but had misaddressed it — and hence the postal delay.
1970, Queen's Quarterly, volume 77, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misaddressed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misaddressed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misaddressing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misaddresses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |