Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misflung

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-flung
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been flung in error or ineptly.

Example Sentences

"Slings and arrows, Bingley, slings and arrows quite misflung."
"No assessment, evaluation, or reified label on their misflung ball."
"Like being summoned by the Headmaster for a mis-flung flint."
"That a rock had dropped from the sky, barely missing the boys, an act of God or a misflung projectile or an attempt on their lives or merely a pale tutor's flight of fancy."

Etymology

From mis- + flung.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Questions

What does misflung mean?: Having been flung in error or ineptly.
Where does misflung come from?: From mis- + flung.

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