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awry
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Adjective
  • not functioning properly
    • something is amiss
    • has gone completely haywire
    • something is wrong with the engine
  • 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
Adverb
  • turned or twisted to one side
    • rugs lying askew
    • with his necktie twisted awry
  • away from the correct or expected course
    • something has gone awry in our plans
    • something went badly amiss in the preparations
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