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English
Adjective
misbehadden (comparative more misbehadden, superlative most misbehadden)
- (Scotland) Alternative form of misbeholden
1836, Robert Burns, James Hogg, William Motherwell, The Works of Robert Burns - Volume 5, page 197:Na, na, poor fellow; his complaints were a' of himsel! He never complained either of the bairns or me. He never said a misbehaddan word to me a' the days of his life.
1879, Charlotte Louisa H. Dempster, Within sound of the sea, page 85:It's real misbehadden o' him. I hae telt him that afore ; but he puts a' kinds o' advice in the cat's lug. What in the wardle ails him that he canna bide at hame?
1887, Henrietta Keddie, Logie town, by Sarah Tytler - Volume 1, page 118:In all that time I've never heard him speak a misbehadden word or known him commit a misbehadden action.
2004, Liz Curtis Higgs, Fair is the rose, →ISBN, page 68:"Misbehadden, as Neda would say?" "Aye, most improper."