missay

American  

[mis-sey] / mɪsˈseɪ /

verb (used with object)

missaid, missaying

1. to say or speak ill of; vilify; slander.

2. to say wrongly.

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verb (used without object)

missaid, missaying

1. to speak wrongly or incorrectly.

Other Word Forms

• missayer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of missay

First recorded in 1175–1225, missay is from the Middle English word misseyen. See mis- ¹, say ¹

Example Sentences

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missay missaid missaying

And in that saying how do I missay, When from the common sands Of poorest common speech of common day Thine accents sift the golden musics out!

From Sister Songs; an offering to two sisters by Thompson, Francis

You should not suffer her to missay me so grievously.

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 by Thompson, Slason

Spenser," he continues, "begins one of his pastorals with studied barbarity: Diggon Davie, I bid her good day; Or Diggon her is, or I missay.

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

And within a while he overtook the damosel, and anon she missaid him in the foulest manner.

From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

Alas, she said, fair Beaumains, forgive me all that I have missaid or done against thee.

From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

Nay, as thy head liveth, O chief of the Jews, none hath missaid me.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

And therefore all the missaying that ye missaid me furthered me in my battle, and caused me to think to show and prove myself at the end what I was.

From Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" by Cutler, U. Waldo

"Alas," she said, "good Fair-hands, forgive me all that I have missaid or done against thee."

From Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" by Cutler, U. Waldo

And therefore all the missaying that ye missaid me furthered me in my battle, and caused me to think to show and prove myself at the end what I was.

From Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" by Cutler, U. Waldo