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Perform ineptly
Answer for the clue "Perform ineptly ", 5 letters:
misdo
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Word definitions for misdo in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Misdo \Mis*do"\ (m[i^]s*d[=oo]"), v. t. [imp. Misdid ; p. p. Misdone (m[i^]s*d[u^]n"); p. pr. & vb. n. Misdoing .] [AS. misd[=o]n. See Do , v.] To do wrongly. Afford me place to show what recompense Towards thee I intend for what I have misdone. --Milton. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English misdon , "to do evil or wrong, transgress, err," common Germanic compound (compare Old Frisian misdua , Middle Dutch misdoen , Old High German missituon , German misstun ); see mis- (1) + do (v.). Meaning "to do (work, etc.) improperly" is from ...
Usage examples of misdo.
Say ye not so, said Galahad, for if they misdid against God, the vengeance is not ours, but to Him which hath power thereof.
And right therewithal he went down unto Sir Gareth, and said: Sir, I cry you mercy, and all that I have misdone I will amend it at your will.
But his action prevented Whitie from further misdoing, and then the two dogs pattered down, carrying the rabbit between them.