Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misdig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-dig
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dig incorrectly, such as in the wrong place.

Example Sentences

"He described "daily soundings" as conditional soundings designed to check the progress of the work and to determine if there is "overdigging" or "misdigging.""
"If you have gaps, holes from misdigging, large rocks, roots, stumps, et al., you'll have to fill them in when you pour your footings and/or bottom(s)."
"The Ghosts stumbling through darkness, incapable of seeing her instructions, misdigging false channels, adding to the chaos of the Instant."

Etymology

From mis- + dig.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misdigs (present, singular) misdigging (participle, present) misdug (participle, past) misdug (past)

Questions

What does misdig mean?: To dig incorrectly, such as in the wrong place.
Where does misdig come from?: From mis- + dig.

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