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Answer for the clue "Sheridan's misspeaking Mrs ", 8 letters:
malaprop

Alternative clues for the word malaprop

Fictional Mrs.
Fictional Mrs
Linguistic lapse
Mrs —, Sheridan character using words incorrectly
Language blooper
Bush utterance, often
Sheridan's Mrs
Family name in Sheridan's "The Rivals"

Word definitions for malaprop in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1823, from name of theatrical character Mrs. Malaprop (see malapropism ). Related: Malapropian .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar [syn: 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.