misdeliver en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + deliver.
Meanings
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(transitive) To deliver incorrectly.
It was not unusual to misdeliver mail and to go back and try to retrieve it.
2009 July 23, Lesley Ciarula Taylor, “Police condemned for racial profiling of letter carrier”, in Toronto Star:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misdelivers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| misdelivered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misdelivered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misdelivering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |