Crossword-Solution: MISSAY
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Missay | v. t. | To say wrongly. |
| Missay | v. t. | To speak evil of; to slander. |
| Missay | v. i. | To speak ill. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
|---|---|---|
| MISSAY | anagram | MISSYA |
We have 4 clues for the answer “MISSAY”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Fluff verbally | 1 answer |
| Pronounce "nuclear" as "nucular," e.g. | 1 answer |
| Pronounce incorrectly | 1 answer |
| State wrongly. | 2 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with MISSAY (4)
Who will cry shame? Thou art not knight but knave.” Said Gareth, “Damsel, whether knave or knight, Far liefer had I fight a score of times Than hear thee so missay me and revile.
LXII "But let me face to face, by Heaven, espy Those who would take my horse and arms away; For we have yet beyond that hill to hie, And little time can here afford to stay." "Behold the man," that ancient made reply, "Clear of the bridge!" -- Nor did in this missay; For thence a warrior pricked, who, powdered o'er With snowy flowers, a crimson surcoat wore.
And one day she said to him: "Thyl, thou hast no manners: who art thou?" "I am," said he, "a son that Happy Chance had one day on Good Adventure." "Thou dost not missay thyself," said she.
Footnote 26: The Norman ‘Diccon’ was corrupted into ‘Diggon.’ Spencer begins one of his pastorals thus, Welsh-like:— ‘Diggon Davie, I bid her “Good-day,” Or Diggon her is, or I missay.’ ‘Diccon’ was popular among the English peasantry from the twelfth to the eighteenth century.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, NYT, WSJ.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (1969–2015).