What is bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one. W. D. Howells called?
maladdress — Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one. W. D. Howells. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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