Misforward
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To forward to the wrong destination.
"He never failed to be considerate for the feelings of all about him, even when all his telegrams and messages had been misdelivered or misforwarded, and the boys always listened to what he had to say with the greatest respect; and he knew Evelyn must be exasperated to a degree to speak in such a tone."
Example
More examples"He never failed to be considerate for the feelings of all about him, even when all his telegrams and messages had been misdelivered or misforwarded, and the boys always listened to what he had to say with the greatest respect; and he knew Evelyn must be exasperated to a degree to speak in such a tone."
Etymology
From mis- + forward.
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