Word Meanings - MISRECKON - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate. Swift.

Related words: (words related to MISRECKON)

• RECKON
  reckon, G. rechnen, OHG. rahnjan), and to E. reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being, to bring together, count together. 1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. The priest shall reckon to him the
• RECKONER
  One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculation, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning. Reckoners without their host must reckon twice. Camden.
• SWIFTNESS
  The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling body; swiftness of thought, etc.
• SWIFTLET
  Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and Asiatic swifts of the genus Collocalia. Some of the species are noted for furnishing the edible bird's nest. See Illust. under Edible.
• MISCALCULATE
  To calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly. -- Mis*cal`cu*la"tion, n.
• SWIFTER
  A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while men are turning it. A rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to strengthen and defend her sides. The forward shroud of a lower mast.
• SWIFTLY
  In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly. Wyclif.
• SWIFTFOOT
  Nimble; fleet. Mir. for Mag.
• SWIFT
  to swapan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. swifan to move quickly, to 1. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt. My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak,
• RECKONING
  1. The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation. Specifically: An account of time. Sandys. Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc. Even reckoning makes
• WRONGLY
  In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges wrongly of my motives. "And yet wouldst wrongly win." Shak.
• DEAD-RECKONING
  See A
• MISRECKONING
  An erroneous computation.
• OVERRECKON
  To reckon too highly.
• UNDERRECKON
  To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate. Bp. Hall.
• MISRECKON
  To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate. Swift.
• OUTRECKON
  To exceed in reckoning or computation. Bp. Pearson.