awry

  • 21awry — adverb or adjective Date: 14th century 1. in a turned or twisted position or direction ; askew 2. off the correct or expected course ; amiss …

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  • 22awry — Synonyms and related words: aberrant, abroad, adrift, afield, agee, agee jawed, all abroad, all off, all wrong, amiss, aside, askance, askant, askew, askewgee, aslant, asquint, astray, at fault, badly, beside the mark, cam, catawampous,… …

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  • 23awry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. askance, crooked, askew; out of order; mistaken, amiss, wrong; cockeyed, screwy (both sl.). See obliquity, disorder. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Wrong] Syn. amiss, astray, wrong; see wrong 2 , 3 . 2 …

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  • 24awry — a·wry || É™ raɪ adj. crooked; unsound adv. crooked, twisted; uneven …

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  • 25awry — wary …

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  • 26awry — [ə rʌɪ] adverb & adjective away from the appropriate or expected course or position. Origin ME: from a 2 + wry …

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  • 27awry — I. ad. 1. Obliquely, asquint. See askance. 2. Perversely, wrong. See athwart, 2. II. a. Oblique, slanting, distorted, crooked, wry. See Askant and athwart …

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  • 28awry — adv 1. askew, to one side, around, about; askance, askant, asquint, out of the corner of one s eye. 2. out of line, off center, off balance, unevenly, crookedly, obliquely, at an angle, sideways; crossways, crosswise, traversely, diagonally. 3.… …

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  • 29awry —   Ke e, ewa, nūke e …

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  • 30go awry — If things go awry, they go wrong …

    The small dictionary of idiomes