Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To lead a wrong or vicious life.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To live amiss.
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- verb To
lead a wrong or viciouslife ;live wrongly.
Etymologies
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From Middle English misliven, from Old English mislibban ("to lead a bad life"), equivalent to mis- + live.
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electriccounterpoint commented on the word mislive
My girlfriend discovered this wonderful word via Scrabulous.
April 15, 2008