Misground
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Misground is a verb meaning To found erroneously; to base on invalid grounds.
Meaning
To found erroneously; to base on invalid grounds.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of misgrind
- Having been ground improperly.
Example Sentences
a misgrounded conceit of greater holiness
According to Riordan the matter was subsequently resolved by returning the misground or unground products back to the grinders.
It is like claiming that the misground Hubble mirror with its correcting lenses is the “best possible design” because it gives clear pictures.
The storm broke on June 27, when the space agency disclosed that its multi-billion-dollar Hubble Space telescope, launched amid much hoopla in April, can't see straight thanks to a misground mirror.
Word Forms
- misgrounds
- misgrounding
- misgrounded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misreason, misfigure, misrank, misput, misstart, misformulate.
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