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misleared, a. Sc. and north. dial.|mɪˈsleːrd| Also -leert, -laird. [f. mis-1 2 + leared, lered ppl. a.] Unmannerly, ill-bred; not knowing what is due to oneself or one's position in society.
1692Sc. Presbyt. Eloq. (1738) 140 I'll not be greedy, nor misleard. 1786Har'st Rig lviii. (1794) 21 The Embrugh wives them a' exceed For sad mislear'd ill words indeed! 1808Stagg Bridewain vi. Poems 4 Some gat sae mislear'd wi' drink. 1820Scott Monast. iv, What made you, ye mis⁓leard loons..come yon gate into the ha', roaring like bullsegs, to frighten the leddy? 1832Henderson Prov. 30 The deil's greedy, but you're mislear'd. 1897Crockett Lad's Love x. 102, ‘I could get on a heap faster!’ cried the mis⁓leared lassie, her impudence rising instantly. |