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Sheridan's Mrs
Answer for the clue "Sheridan's Mrs ", 8 letters:
malaprop
Alternative clues for the word malaprop
- Mrs. ___ (eponymous butcherer of language from "The Rivals")
- In fiction, diction was her affliction
- Famous Mrs
- Fictional Mrs.
- Linguistic fumbler
- Mrs —, Sheridan character using words incorrectly
- Word mix-up
- Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice)
- Noted word scrambler
Word definitions for malaprop in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
Characterized by the use of malapropisms. n. A malapropism. v To use a malapropism.
Usage examples of malaprop.
Dogberries and grandmothers are occasionally found upon the bench, dispensing their honest but destructive platitudes, and their Malaprop constructions of commercial law, to juries of astounded merchants.