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Answer for the clue "Noted word scrambler ", 8 letters:
malaprop
Alternative clues for the word malaprop
- Mrs. ___ (eponymous butcherer of language from "The Rivals")
- Sheridan's Mrs
- Butcherer of words
- Mrs —, Sheridan character using words incorrectly
- Linguistic fumbler
- Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice)
- Famous Mrs
- Family name in Sheridan's "The Rivals"
- Misused word
Word definitions for malaprop in dictionaries
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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.