misbegotten
Example Sentences
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Sal quietly seethes with irritation at Sonny’s misbegotten machinations, his chilly demeanor suggesting a tense and potentially dangerous volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
But apart from ABC’s misbegotten “The Muppets,” 10 years gone — which attempted to make the crew darker, more adult, more psychological complex — I have been largely satisfied and often delighted.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
But the cognitive dissonance of this convention goes well beyond that forlorn, misbegotten entrepreneurial venture.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024
It was another, unforeseen legacy of this misbegotten program that we may soon regret.
From Slate • Feb. 15, 2024
“No. Kufa and that misbegotten brother of Goré would find you in no time. Besides, Joao and Rosa can’t protect you. They are only two against hundreds. You must go to Zimbabwe.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.