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Other crossword clues for answer "MALAPROP"

MALAPROP
Mrs. known for misspeaking
Word mix-up
Sheridan's misspeaking Mrs.
Sheridan character
She says, "As headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile."
Mrs. ___.
She blundered in "The Rivals."
Character in "The Rivals."
Famous Mrs.
Butcherer of words
Noted word scrambler
Word mangler
Sheridan's Mrs.
In fiction, diction was her affliction
Sheridan's Mrs. ___
Language blooper
Fictional Mrs.
Linguistic fumbler
Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice)
Dance a flamingo, e.g.