mismatedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)mɪsˈmeɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈmeɪdᵻd/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and mated adj.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mismate v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < mismate v. + -ed suffix¹.

Ill-matched, unsuitably mated or allied; (of a marriage) unsuitable.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > a marriage > [adjective] > ill-matched (of people)

mismated1852

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] > badly or unsuitably matched

unevenlyc1425

matchless1596

unfellowed1597

misgraffed1600

mismatched1638

ill-sorted1691

misgrafted1738

mismated1852

misrelated1881

1852 J. M. Letts California Illustr. iii. 17 He was disposed to do all he could, but his limbs would not obey him; his arms appeared to be mismated; his legs, when set in motion, would each take an opposite direction.

1858 J. G. Holland Titcomb's Lett. v. 132 A mismated match is much worse than unmated life.

1883 Cent. Mag. 26 245/1 Several pairs of mismated oars.

1914 F. L. Packard Miracle Man i. 10 Trousers..torn at the ankles where they flapped around miss-mated socks and shoes.

1931 Weekend Rev. 16 May 743/2 It presents him [sc. Bulwer-Lytton]..as the child of his mismated parents.

1951 W. Styron Lie down in Darkness v. 194 He was not alone in a world of mismated passions: others betrayed and were betrayed, and got tired of loving.

1986 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 Aug. d/7 Those minds that you call feeble are the offspring of mismated couples.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mismated
释义	mismatedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)mɪsˈmeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈmeɪdᵻd/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and mated adj.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mismate v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < mismate v. + -ed suffix¹. Ill-matched, unsuitably mated or allied; (of a marriage) unsuitable. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > a marriage > [adjective] > ill-matched (of people) mismated1852 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] > badly or unsuitably matched unevenlyc1425 matchless1596 unfellowed1597 misgraffed1600 mismatched1638 ill-sorted1691 misgrafted1738 mismated1852 misrelated1881 1852 J. M. Letts California Illustr. iii. 17 He was disposed to do all he could, but his limbs would not obey him; his arms appeared to be mismated; his legs, when set in motion, would each take an opposite direction. 1858 J. G. Holland Titcomb's Lett. v. 132 A mismated match is much worse than unmated life. 1883 Cent. Mag. 26 245/1 Several pairs of mismated oars. 1914 F. L. Packard Miracle Man i. 10 Trousers..torn at the ankles where they flapped around miss-mated socks and shoes. 1931 Weekend Rev. 16 May 743/2 It presents him [sc. Bulwer-Lytton]..as the child of his mismated parents. 1951 W. Styron Lie down in Darkness v. 194 He was not alone in a world of mismated passions: others betrayed and were betrayed, and got tired of loving. 1986 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 Aug. d/7 Those minds that you call feeble are the offspring of mismated couples. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1852
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