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awry

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a⋅wry

  [uh-rahy]
Use awry in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1325–75; ME on wry. See a- 1 , wry
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a·wry   (ə-rī')   
adv.  

  1. In a position that is turned or twisted toward one side; askew.

  2. Away from the correct course; amiss. See Synonyms at amiss.

a·wry' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

awry 
c.1375, "crooked, askew," from a- (1) "on" + wry (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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