What does misnomial mean?
Misnomial means (rare) Being a misnomer..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare) Being a misnomer..
There are three classes of cases which may be considered : (1) Hysteria pure and simple simulating organic disease, as in the misnomial pseudo-peritonitis. […]
These cases are distinguishable in that the misnomers therein consist in the use of the statutory word to describe a substance which was not included within the common meaning of that statutory term. However, in the case at bar, the misnomial word is "rice" which is used merely as an adjective to modify the noun "paper," whereas the aforesaid noun "paper" is used to name the substance and has the same connotation as the statutory term.
To call a motion picture reviewer a critic, in the strict sense of the word, is as misnomial as calling a Chicago hog butcher a surgeon.
No, this poor fellow, this Private Bright (yes, a misnomial handle) grunted obligingly and gaped at the so far unlooted painting […]
Use misnomial when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Misnomial means (rare) Being a misnomer..
Common synonyms include misnominal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There are three classes of cases which may be considered : (1) Hysteria pure and simple simulating organic disease, as in the misnomial pseudo-peritonitis. […]
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