mislive

English

Etymology

From Middle English misliven, from Old English mislibban (“to lead a bad life”), equivalent to mis- +‎ live.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈlɪv/

Verb

mislive (third-person singular simple present mislives, present participle misliving, simple past and past participle mislived)

1. To lead a wrong, corrupt, or evil life; to live wrongly.

Derived terms

• mislived
• misliver
• misliving

References

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