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Fictional Mrs
Answer for the clue "Fictional Mrs ", 8 letters:
malaprop
Alternative clues for the word malaprop
- In fiction, diction was her affliction
- Famous word butcher
- Word mix-up
- Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice)
- The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
- Sheridan's Mrs
- Female character in The Rivals who uses words wrongly
- Linguistic fumbler
- Butcherer of words
Word definitions for malaprop in dictionaries
Wiktionary
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.