Webster's Dictionary 1913

4024

Mistakable

Mis‐tak″a‐ble (?), a. Liable to be mistaken; capable of being misconceived. Sir T. Browne.

4025

Mistake

Mis‐take″ (mĭs‐tāk″), v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p.Mistook (–to͝ok″); p. p.Mistaken (–tāk″'n); p. pr. & vb. n.Mistaking.] [Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.] 1. To take or choose...

4026

Mistake (2)

Mis‐take″, v. i. To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends....

4027

Mistake (3)

Mis‐take″ (mĭs‐tāk″), n. 1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.Infallibility is an a...

4028

Mistaken

Mis‐tak″en (?), p. a. 1. Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken.2. Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion.

4029

Mistakenly

Mis‐tak″en‐ly, adv. By mistake. Goldsmith.

4030

Mistakenness

Mis‐tak″en‐ness, n. Erroneousness.

4031

Mistaker

Mis‐tak″er (?), n. One who mistakes.Well meaning ignorance of some mistakers. Bp. Hall.

4032

Mistaking

Mis‐tak″ing, n. An error; a mistake. Shak.

4033

Mistakingly

Mis‐tak″ing‐ly, adv. Erroneously.

4034

Mistaught

Mis‐taught″ (mĭs‐ta̤t″), a. [See Misteach.] Wrongly taught; as, a mistaught youth. L'Estrange.

4035

Misteach

Mis‐teach″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mistaught (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Misteaching.] [AS. mistǣcan.] To teach wrongly; to instruct erroneously.

4036

Mistell

Mis‐tell″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mistold (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mistelling.] To tell erroneously.

4037

Mistemper

Mis‐tem″per (?), v. t. To temper ill; to disorder; as, to mistemper one's head. Warner.This inundation of mistempered humor. Shak.

4038

Mister

Mis″ter (?), n. [See Master, and cf. Mistress.] A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form Mr.To call your name, i...

4039

Mister (2)

Mis″ter, v. t. To address or mention by the title Mr.; as, he mistered me in a formal way.

4040

Mister (3)

Mis″ter, n. [OF. mistier trade, office, ministry, need, F. métier trade, fr. L. ministerium service, office, ministry. See Ministry, Mystery trade.] [Written also mester.] 1. A ...

4041

Mister (4)

Mis″ter, v. i. To be needful or of use.As for my name, it mistereth not to tell. Spenser.

4042

Misterm

Mis‐term″ (?), v. t. To call by a wrong name; to miscall.

4043

Mistery

Mis″ter‐y (?), n. See Mystery, a trade.

4044

Mistful

Mist″ful (?), a. Clouded with, or as with, mist.

4045

Misthink

Mis‐think″ (?), v. i. [See Think.] To think wrongly. “Adam misthought of her.” Milton.

4046

Misthink (2)

Mis‐think″, v. t. To have erroneous thoughts or judgment of; to think ill of. Shak.

4047

Misthought

Mis‐thought″ (?), n. Erroneous thought; mistaken opinion; error. Spenser.

4048

Misthrive

Mis‐thrive″ (?), v. i. To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous.

4049

Misthrow

Mis‐throw″ (?), v. t. To throw wrongly.

4050

Mistic

{ Mis″tic (?), Mis″ti‐co (?), } n. [Sp. místico.] A kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean. It is rigged partly like a xebec, and partly like a felucca.