misdescriptive

misdescriptive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
English descriptive
English misdescriptive

    From mis- + descriptive.

    Adjective

    misdescriptive (comparative more misdescriptive, superlative most misdescriptive)

    1. (law) In United States trademark law, tending to mislead consumers about the qualities of the product represented by the mark.
      "Superhealth Yogurt" would be a misdescriptive trademark for a yogurt that was very high in fat.

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