Misgroom

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To groom badly or wrongly. transitive

    "Straggly-haired Mr Rhind-Tutt has been miscast, misdirected and misgroomed."

Example

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"Straggly-haired Mr Rhind-Tutt has been miscast, misdirected and misgroomed."

Etymology

From mis- + groom.

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