mislie

M3I1S1L1I1E1

verb

To lie awkwardly, uncomfortably, or amiss.

OriginMiddle English mislien →
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Meanings

verbmislie (third-person singular simple present mislies, present participle mislying, simple past mislay, past participle mislain)

present singular third person mislies · participle present mislying · past mislay · participle past mislain

  1. intransitiveTo lie awkwardly, uncomfortably, or amiss.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishmislien
  2. Englishmislie

From Middle English mislien, mislyen, equivalent to mis- + lie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

similesmilie
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APA

mislie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mislie

MLA

“mislie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mislie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mislie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mislie.

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