MISMEASURE

Etymology

Verb

mismeasure (third-person singular simple present mismeasures, present participle mismeasuring, simple past and past participle mismeasured)

(transitive, intransitive) To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.

Noun

mismeasure

mismeasurement

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*meas"ure, v. t.

Definition: To measure or estimate incorrectly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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