awry
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
a·wry 
[uh-rahy] Pronunciation Key
[uh-rahy] Pronunciation Key –adverb, adjective
| 1. | with a turn or twist to one side; askew: to glance or look awry. |
| 2. | away from the expected or proper direction; amiss; wrong: Our plans went awry. |
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| a·wry
(ə-rī') Pronunciation Key
adv.
a·wry' adj. |
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| awry | |
adjective | |
| 1. | 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" [syn: askew] |
| 2. | not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: amiss] |
adverb | |
| 1. | away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" |
| 2. | turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" [syn: askew] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Awry
A*wry"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + wry.]1. Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry. "Your crown's awry." --Shak. Blows them transverse, ten thousand leagues awry. Into the devious air. --Milton. 2. Aside from the line of truth, or right reason; unreasonable or unreasonably; perverse or perversely. Or by her charms Draws him awry, enslaved. --Milton. Nothing more awry from the law of God and nature than that a woman should give laws to men. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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