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What (who) is miscast - definition
BOOK BY LYON SPRAGUE DE CAMP
The Miscast Barbarian: a Biography of Robert E. Howard
Miscast
·vt To cast or reckon wrongly.
II. Miscast ·noun An erroneous cast or reckoning.
miscast
If someone who is acting in a play or film is miscast, the role that they have is not suitable for them, so that they appear silly or unconvincing to the audience.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
miscast
¦ verb (past and past participle miscast) allot an unsuitable role to (an actor).
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The Miscast Barbarian
The Miscast Barbarian: a Biography of Robert E. Howard is a biography by science-fiction writer L. Sprague de Camp, first published in hardcover and trade paperback in 1975 by Gerry de la Ree.
Examples of use of miscast
1. Michael Hayden, the administration‘s nominee to succeed the miscast Goss.
2. Ehud Olmert, the heir, looks awkward, like Walter Matthau miscast as Casanova.
3. U.S. soprano Adrienne Dugger was simply miscast as Senta, often sounding strained and overtaxed.
4. The board must set straight the grossly miscast national security debate.
5. He is regarded as miscast in his current role, who adds little to the party‘s appeal.