adjective
- bound incorrectly or improperly, especially referring to books or publications
Usage: printing; bookbinding
Examples
- The library discovered several misbound volumes in their rare book collection.
- The misbound textbook had chapters appearing in the wrong order.
- Due to a printing error, many copies were misbound with pages upside down.
- The publisher recalled the misbound edition and reprinted it correctly.
- Collectors often avoid misbound books unless they are particularly rare.
- The misbound journal had the cover attached backwards.