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be amiss

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Verb1.be amiss - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret
construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"


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----------- * It may not be amiss to remind the incredulous reader that a famous firm in the City accepted precisely the same security as that here accepted by Bulpit Brothers, with the same sublime indifference to troubling themselves by making any inquiry about it.
Miss or Mrs.? by Collins, Wilkie View in context
"It would not be amiss, Laurence," said Grandfather; "but perhaps clay, or some other perishable material, might suffice for some of their successors.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
It may not be amiss in this place concisely to remark the origin and progress of the idea, which aims at the exclusion of military establishments in time of peace.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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