MISPRIZED

Verb

misprized

simple past tense and past participle of misprize

Source: Wiktionary


MISPRIZE

Mis*prize", v. t. Etym: [OF. mesprisier to deprise, F. mépriser; pref. amiss, wrong (L. minus less + LL. pretium price. See price, Prize, v.]

Definition: To slight or undervalue. O, for those vanished hours, so much misprized! Hillhouse. I do not blame them, madam, nor misprize. Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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