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misally

[mis-uh-lahy]

verb (used with object)

misallied, misallying 
  1. to ally improperly or unsuitably.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of misally1

First recorded in 1690–1700; mis- 1 + ally
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Example Sentences

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They are a misallied and disparaged branch of the House of Nimrod.

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Girls of Sidwell's delicacy do not misally themselves, for they take into account the fact that such misalliance is fraught with elements of unhappiness, affecting husband as much as wife.

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A young woman, cursed with nice white teeth and lovely hands: for these beauties being misallied to homely features, had turned her head.

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