Mis*tak"en*ly, adv. By mistake. Goldsmith.
Mis*tak"en*ness, n. Erroneousness.
Mis*tak"er (?), n. One who mistakes.
Well meaning ignorance of some mistakers.
Bp. Hall.
Mis*tak"ing, n. An error; a mistake. Shak.
Mis*tak"ing*ly, adv. Erroneously.
Mis*taught" (ms*tt"), a. [See Misteach.] Wrongly taught; as, a
mistaught youth. L'Estrange.
Mis*teach" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mistaught (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Misteaching.] [AS. mistcan.] To teach wrongly; to instruct erroneously.
Mis*tell" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mistold (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Mistelling.] To tell erroneously.
Mis*tem"per (?), v. t. To temper ill; to disorder; as, to mistemper
one's head. Warner.
This inundation of mistempered humor.
Shak.
Mis"ter (?), n. [See Master, and cf. Mistress.] A title of courtesy
prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the
abbreviated form Mr.
To call your name, inquire your where, Or what you think of Mister
Some-one's book, Or Mister Other's marriage or decease.
Mrs. Browning.
Mis"ter, v. t. To address or mention by the title Mr.; as, he mistered
me in a formal way. [Colloq.]
Mis"ter, n. [OF. mistier trade, office, ministry, need, F. métier
trade, fr. L. ministerium service, office, ministry. See Ministry,
Mystery trade.] [Written also mester.] 1. A trade, art, or occupation.
[Obs.]
In youth he learned had a good mester.
Chaucer.