misadjust

t. [Pref. mis-, and Eng. adjust (q. v.).) To adjust, arrange, or dispose badly or wrongly; to put out of adjustment. Wrong mirrors. 2. Fig .: To reflect, as in a mirror. mirth, *merthe, *mirthe, *murthe, s . [A. S. myrgdh, myrdh, mirhdh, mirigdh , allied to merg = merry. From a Celtic source; cf. Gael. mireadh play, mirth, miread =mirth; Ir. mireog; Gael. mireaga frolic.] [MERRY.] 1. Merriment, jollity, gaiety, hilarity, social merriment. "Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth , therefore enjoy pleasure." -Eccles . ii. 1. *2. A subject of merriment. "I'll use you for my mirth ." Shakesp.: Julius Cæsar, iv. 8. mirth'-fül, a. [Eng. mirth; -ful( 1 ).] 1. Full of mirth; merry, gay, jovial, festive. "When round the mirthful board the harp is borne." West: Olympio Odes of Pindar , ode 1. 2. Exciting or causing mirth or merriment. mirth-fül-ly, adv . [Eng. mirthful: ly.] In a mirthful manner; merrily, jovially, jollily; in mirth or joke.