miswrought

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adjective

Badly wrought (in the literal or figurative sense).

“c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court the people buy in effect chaffe for corn , for that which is miswrought will miswear”

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Meanings

adjectivemiswrought (comparative more miswrought, superlative most miswrought)

comparative more miswrought · superlative most miswrought

  1. Badly wrought (in the literal or figurative sense).

    c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court the people buy in effect chaffe for corn , for that which is miswrought will miswear

Origin

From mis- + wrought.

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APA

miswrought. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miswrought

MLA

“miswrought.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miswrought. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miswrought,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miswrought.

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