misally

[ mis-uh-lahy ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·al·lied, mis·al·ly·ing.

1. to ally improperly or unsuitably.

Word History and Origins

Origin of misally¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; mis- ¹ + ally

Example Sentences

They are a misallied and disparaged branch of the House of Nimrod.

From Project Gutenberg

Girls of Sidwell's delicacy do not misally themselves, for they take into account the fact that such misalliance is fraught with elements of unhappiness, affecting husband as much as wife.

From Project Gutenberg

A young woman, cursed with nice white teeth and lovely hands: for these beauties being misallied to homely features, had turned her head.

From Project Gutenberg