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单词 misspelt
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misspeltadj.

Brit. /ˌmɪsˈspɛlt/, U.S. /ˌmɪ(s)ˈspɛlt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, English spelt , spell v.2
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + spelt, past participle of spell v.2, after misspell v. Compare slightly earlier misspelled adj.
Badly or incorrectly spelt.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective] > in written mode > wrongly spelled
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a1762 Lady M. W. Montagu in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems (1763) I. 98 And lines mis-spelt record my lover's flame.
1838 N. Hawthorne Chippings in Twice-told Tales Some [of the monuments] were inscribed with misspelt prose or rhyme.
1864 W. Lewins Her Majesty's Mails 204 The ‘blind Letter Office’ is the receptacle for all illegible, misspelt, and misdirected or insufficiently addressed letters or packets.
1959 P. Larkin Let. 19 Jan. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 298 A tiresome & uneducated girl I was slightly acquainted with in 1944 has sent an envelope full of tripey misspelt poems.
1990 K. Conlon Distant Relations 132 A run-down suburb: shops boarded-up, mis-spelt graffiti everywhere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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