What is the meaning of amiss?

adjective

  • Not functioning properly.
    • usage: "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"

adverb

  • Away from the correct or expected course.
    • usage: "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
  • In an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner.
    • usage: "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"
  • In an imperfect or faulty way."The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more- Jane Austen
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