Sentence example with the word 'malaprop'

malaprop

Definition n. the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

Last update: September 26, 2015


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Malaprop's phrase, be, 'like Cerberus, three gentlemen at once.'   [Please select]

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Malaprop," who turned up when you never expected her, and made female noises."   [Please select]

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Malaprop not excepted; but the secret of Sheridan lies below dialogue and character.   [Please select]

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Malaprop (mal à propos) is een figuur uit Sheridan's blijspel _The Rivals_ (de Medeminnaars), bekend om de grappige manier waarop ze verschillende uitdrukkingen en personen dooreenhaspelt.   [Please select]

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