misslice

verb

Etymology

From mis- + slice.

  1. derived from *sleyd-
  2. derived from *slītaną
  3. derived from *slitjaną
  4. derived from *slitjan
  5. derived from esclice
  6. inherited from sclise
  7. prefixed as misslice — “mis + slice

Definitions

  1. To slice incorrectly.

    • So from now on, if you're missliced or misspliced or end up counted among the dead, you'll be part of a count that will hold perpetrators to account.
    • Surely, not all hamburger buns are missliced, so why don't they slice them higher?
    • "Virgin Mother! What kind of an example is that?" exclaims one, while another mocks Mary's unreality: “Never did she misslice a tomato or drop a bean on the floor instead of in the soup.”

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA