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Awry

//əˈɹɑɪ// adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.

    "The frame was awry."

  2. 2
    Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course figuratively

    "There is something awry with this story."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not functioning properly wordnet
  2. 2
    turned or twisted toward one side wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
  2. 2
    Perversely, improperly.
Adverb
  1. 1
    away from the correct or expected course wordnet
  2. 2
    turned or twisted to one side wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.

Etymology 2

From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.

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