awry
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Adverb
Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss,
/əˈrī/,
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Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss,
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Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss
- - many youthful romances go awry
- - I got the impression that something was awry
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Out of the normal or correct position; askew
- - he was hatless, his silver hair awry
Web Definitions:
- askew: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
- away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
- amiss(p): not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
- Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss; Obliquely, crookedly; askew; Perversely, improperly
- in a turned or twisted position or direction; off the correct or expected course.