- Agley
- Agley \A*gley"\, adv. Aside; askew. [Scotch] --Burns. [1913 Webster]
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Agley — Agley, 1) (Bot.), so v.w. Aquilegia; 2) (Zool.), so v.w. Panaritium, s. Fingerwurm … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Agley — Agley, S. Akeley … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
agley — [ə glā′, əglē′] adv. [Scot < A 1 + gley, squint] awry … English World dictionary
agley — adverb Etymology: Scots, from 1a + gley to squint Date: 1785 chiefly Scottish awry, wrong < the best laid schemes o mice an men gang aft agley Robert Burns > … New Collegiate Dictionary
agley — /euh glee , euh glay , euh gluy /, adv. Chiefly Scot. off the right line; awry; wrong. Also, agly. [1775 85; A 1 + gley GLEE2] * * * … Universalium
agley — adverb /əˈɡleɪ,əˈɡliː/ Wrong in the sense of awry, askew, amiss, or distorted. X tells of cavalry; of Sheridan, Hampton and Fitz Lee; … Wiktionary
agley — adv. incorrectly, wrong … English contemporary dictionary
agley — [ə gleɪ, ə gli:] adverb Scottish askew; awry. Origin C18: from a 2 + Scots gley squint … English new terms dictionary
agley — a•gley or a•gly [[t]əˈgli, əˈgleɪ, əˈglaɪ[/t]] adv. Chiefly Scot. scot. awry; wrong • Etymology: 1775–85; a I+ Scots, N dial. gley squint, sidelong glance … From formal English to slang
agley — /əˈgli/ (say uh glee), /əˈglaɪ/ (say uh gluy), /əˈgleɪ/ (say uh glay) adverb Chiefly Scottish off the right line; awry; wrong. {a 1 + Scottish gley squint} …
