† misimprovedadj.
Obsolete (chiefly U.S. in later use).
Wrongly used; not used to good purpose; misused.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [adjective] > misused
misusedc1480
abused1550
misemployed1647
misimproved1661
misimproven1717
1661 E. Hickeringill Jamaica 95 Nor did this licentiousnesse long want the misimproved subtlety of a Gentleman.
1820 W. Jay Prayers 208 Our misimproved time and talents.
1898 Christian Herald 26 Jan. 64/2 You may have to say..at the close of a misimproved lifetime: ‘I did but taste a little honey.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
<
adj.1661- semielliptical
- semiempirical
- semiempirically
- semiengaged
- semiequitant
- semier
- semierect
- semiest
- semiethical
- semievening dress
- semievening gown
- semievergreen
- semiexperimental
- semiexternal
- semiextinct
- semifabricated
- semifabricator
- semifascia
- semifasciated
- semifascist
- semifast
- semiferal
- semiferine
- semiferous
- semifidel