awry.
Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
Meaning & usage
Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
Perversely, improperly.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.
The frame was awry.
Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course
There is something awry with this story.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.
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