 awry |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] turned or twisted toward one side | |
| Synonyms: | cockeyed skew-whiff lopsided wonky askew | |
| Examples: | "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" |
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| Related terms: | crooked | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] away from the correct or expected course | |
| Synonyms: | amiss | |
| Examples: | "something has gone awry in our plans" "something went badly amiss in the preparations" |
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| 3. | [ adjective ] turned or twisted toward one side | |
| Synonyms: | cockeyed wonky lopsided askew | |
| Examples: | "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton |
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| Related terms: | crooked | |
| 4. | [ adverb ] turned or twisted to one side | |
| Synonyms: | skew-whiff askew | |
| Examples: | "rugs lying askew" "with his necktie twisted awry" |
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| 5. | [ adjective ] not functioning properly | |
| Synonyms: | the_matter wrong amiss out_of_order haywire | |
| Examples: | "something is amiss" "has gone completely haywire" "the telephone is out of order" "what's the matter with your vacuum cleaner?" "something is wrong with the engine" |
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| Related terms: | malfunctioning | |
| Similar spelling: |
aweary aware |
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