Agley

//əˈɡleɪ// adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Wrong; askew. Scotland

    "But though the bear in the picture was a disguised man he appeared so naturally calm, so benignly strong, that beside him Pete […] looked comparatively shifty and agley."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly. Scotland

    "X tells of cavalry; of Sheridan, Hampton and Fitz Lee; Of Early’s Valley march, that Sheridan long held agley!"

Synonyms

All synonyms
askew

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"X tells of cavalry; of Sheridan, Hampton and Fitz Lee; Of Early’s Valley march, that Sheridan long held agley!"

Etymology

From Scots agley.

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