misaddressed
|mis-ə-dressed|
/ˌmɪsəˈdrɛst/
(misaddress)
addressed wrongly / sent to wrong address
Etymology
'misaddress' originates from the prefix 'mis-' (Old English 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly') combined with the verb 'address' (from Old French 'adresser', derived ultimately from Latin roots related to 'direct').
'mis-' (Old English) + 'address' (from Old French 'adresser') combined in English to form 'misaddress' (to address wrongly); the past/past-participle form 'misaddressed' follows regular English verb inflection.
Initially formed as a straightforward combination meaning 'to address wrongly'; this basic sense has remained stable, giving rise also to adjectival use meaning 'sent to the wrong address'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'misaddress' — to address (something) incorrectly or to direct to the wrong recipient.
They misaddressed the letter, so it never reached its intended recipient.
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Adjective 1
addressed or sent to the wrong address; having the wrong addressee.
The package was misaddressed and returned to the sender.
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