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misally

American

[mis-uh-lahy] / ˌmɪs əˈlaɪ /

verb (used with object)

misallied, misallying

to ally improperly or unsuitably.

Etymology

Origin of misally

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

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misallied

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

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

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

From The Cloister and the Hearth by Reade, Charles

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