misimproveとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

misimprove (third-person singular simple present misimproves, present participle misimproving, simple past and past participle misimproved)

1. (transitive, archaic) To use for a bad purpose; to misuse or squander.

   to misimprove time, talents, or advantages

   • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:

     the smart of a misimproved Providence

関連する語

• misimprovement

参照

• “misimprove”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.