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agley

[uh-glee, uh-gley, uh-glahy]

adverb Chiefly Scot.

off the right line; awry; wrong.

Also, a·gly.

Origin:
1775–85; a-¹ + gley glee²

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agley or aglee (əˈɡleɪ, əˈɡlaɪ, əˈɡliː)

—*adv, —adj*
	(Scot) awry; askew

[from gley squint]

aglee or aglee

—*adv, —adj*

[from gley squint]

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