Awry
/əˈɹɑɪ/ adj, adv
adj, adv ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.
"The frame was awry."
- 2 Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course figuratively
"There is something awry with this story."
Adjective
- 1 not functioning properly wordnet
- 2 turned or twisted toward one side wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
- 2 Perversely, improperly.
Adverb
- 1 away from the correct or expected course wordnet
- 2 turned or twisted to one side wordnet
Example
More examples"The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."
Etymology
From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.