awry English

Meaning awry meaning

What does awry mean?

awry

— adverb (= amiss) away from the correct or expected course something has gone awry in our plans something went badly amiss in the preparations

— adjective (= skew-whiff) 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 (= askew) turned or twisted to one side rugs lying askew with his necktie twisted awry

— adjective (= amiss, haywire, wrong) not functioning properly something is amiss has gone completely haywire something is wrong with the engine

Synonyms awry synonyms

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askew

crooked

amiss

wrong

oblique

crookedly

aslant

skew-whiff

obliquely

upset

twisted

haywire

cockeyed

wry

wonky

unstuck

unordered

undone

transverse

topsy-turvy

slanting

slanted

sidelong

screwy

screw-loose

out of line

mixed-up

mazed

lopsided

littered

hugger-mugger

disorganized

disordered

disarranged

confused

askance

warped

turned toward one side

tortuous

to one side

stupid

stubbornly

squint

sloping

slantwise

slant

skew

sideways

rakish

punch-drunk

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States Quality Shape

Bend

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  akimbo askew awry bandy catawampus contorted crooked deviating distorted skewed tortuous warped